Michael Craven
Michael Roy Craven, 43, was held at the Arapahoe County Jail in Centennial, Colorado. According to the sheriff's office, another man in his housing unit attacked him on October 2, 2015, and he died at a hospital the next morning; the sheriff's office said the assault lasted about 45 seconds before deputies could intervene and that no weapon was involved. His sister, Nicol Nowlin, has sued the county commissioners, the sheriff and several deputies in federal court, alleging the attack went on for minutes while no staff responded and no one watched the surveillance monitor. The sheriff's office declined to comment on the lawsuit because it is pending, and said the two men had shared a unit since December 2014 with no known conflicts.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed; neglect alleged). The sheriff's office says another inmate killed him in an assault, and his sister's federal lawsuit alleges the attack went on for minutes while no staff responded and no one watched the surveillance monitor.
Reported by: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); his sister's federal lawsuit, through attorney John Poor (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His sister, Nicol Nowlin, sued Arapahoe County commissioners, the sheriff and several deputies in federal court over the attack, and no settlement or award amount is reported.