Robert Lee Wood
Robert Lee Wood, 52, was held in the Sacramento County jail from September 2022 until he died on January 23, 2023. A review, as reported by the Sacramento Bee, found that his seizure medication was not kept up, his antibiotic dose for arm cellulitis was halved, and an outside doctor's request for urgent surgery on a large hernia was never acted on. The coroner's death report lists his cause of death as choking on a peanut butter sandwich.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident (neglect alleged). The coroner's death report lists choking on a peanut butter sandwich as the cause, while a review found that staff did not keep up his seizure medication, halved his antibiotic dose for arm cellulitis, and never acted on an outside doctor's request for urgent hernia surgery.
Reported by: coroner death report.