Nathan Daniel Bradshaw
Nathan Daniel Bradshaw, 32, was held at the Tulsa Jail in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in March 2016. Jail staff described a suicide attempt, and he was hospitalized at OSU Medical Center, where he was on life support before being released from sheriff's custody on his own recognizance, with his family signing the paperwork. He died on March 16, 2016, and a friend, Rebekah Rigsbee, called him "a great son, brother, and friend" who always supported her. The sheriff's office preliminarily treats it as a suicide attempt, while the medical examiner withheld a cause and manner pending toxicology, and the family's wrongful death lawsuit led to a $150,000 settlement in 2017 without an admission of liability.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office says Nathan Daniel Bradshaw attempted suicide in his cell and the medical examiner has not yet ruled on manner, pending toxicology; his family's wrongful death lawsuit contests the official account, and the county later authorized a $150,000 settlement without admitting liability.
Reported by: Tulsa County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); state medical examiner's office (medical examiner or coroner); his family's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers); The Frontier (reporters).
Lawsuit: His family brought a wrongful death lawsuit, and in 2017 Tulsa County commissioners authorized a $150,000 settlement without admitting liability.