Michael Terrell Gibbs
Michael Terrell Gibbs, 55, died at Erlanger hospital in Chattanooga on May 19, 2022, after being taken there from the Silverdale Detention Center in Hamilton County, Tennessee. The Hamilton County Medical Examiner's report gave lung cancer as the cause of death. Families of several people who died at Silverdale have said medical neglect contributed to their losses, and the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported those accounts in February 2023.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Hamilton County Medical Examiner's report gave lung cancer as the cause of death; families of other people who died at Silverdale have alleged medical neglect, but no source in these accounts ties that claim to Michael Terrell Gibbs.
Reported by: Hamilton County Medical Examiner's report (medical examiner or coroner).