Ramon McGhee
Ramon McGhee, 42, died in January 2024 while held at the Shelby County jail in Memphis, Tennessee. His mother, Lisa Choat, said she sent him food three times a week and could not understand how he had come to be starving. His attorney, Ben Crump, says a preliminary autopsy requested by the family found severe malnutrition, starvation, dehydration and extensive insect infestation. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office called his death unacceptable and said it had alerted the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the district attorney asked the TBI to investigate. The manner of death is listed as pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. Ben Crump says a family-requested preliminary autopsy found Ramon McGhee severely malnourished, starved and dehydrated, with extensive insect infestation, and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office called the death unacceptable while the TBI investigates.
Reported by: Ben Crump and the family (family or their lawyers); Family-requested preliminary autopsy (medical examiner or coroner).