Randy Craig Gisiner
Randy Gisiner was held at the Harford County Detention Center in Maryland in April 2020. According to a 2024 Baltimore Banner investigation, he was booked in April 2020 and placed on 15-minute watches, moved to a lower level of observation, then returned to isolation, and a mental health specialist ended the remaining watches before he hanged himself about two days later, on April 24, 2020. The Harford County Sheriff's Office said at the time that he apparently hanged himself with a sheet and that medical staff tried to save him before he was pronounced dead at 1:21 p.m. Experts who reviewed the case told the Banner that people at risk of self-harm should not be left alone in a cell.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The Baltimore Banner investigation reports that Harford County Detention Center staff ended his 15-minute watches after a mental health specialist's review, and that experts say people at risk of self-harm should not be left alone in a cell.
Reported by: Harford County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); The Baltimore Banner investigation (reporters).