Rodney Garrick
Rodney Garrick Sr., 59, died at the DeKalb County Jail in Georgia two days after arriving there. His family is devastated, and his mother says he died on her birthday. A man who was held in the jail with him says Garrick repeatedly asked for his blood thinners and water and was not helped before he was found unresponsive as he was about to be released. Jail officials and Sheriff Melody Maddox say the death appears to be a sudden medical emergency and that there is no evidence of foul play. An internal investigation and a Medical Examiner review are underway.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Jail officials say Garrick died of a sudden medical emergency while an internal investigation and Medical Examiner review are underway; a former inmate says Garrick repeatedly asked for his blood thinners and water and was not helped before he was found unresponsive.
Reported by: DeKalb County Jail officials (the agency that held him); a former inmate.