Ronald Garland
Ronald Garland died in Creek County, Oklahoma, while in the county's custody. A lawsuit alleges that officers beat him, restrained him in a chair with his head bent nearly to the floor, and did not treat toxic levels of intoxication, and it attributes his death to oxygen deprivation to the brain. The Creek County sheriff and others named in the suit paid $750,000 to settle, and the jail's health contractor, Turn Key, paid an undisclosed amount. The settlement payments were made without a stated admission of wrongdoing, and the allegations in the lawsuit are the claims of the plaintiffs.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (neglect alleged). Garland's family's lawsuit says deputies beat him, restrained him in a chair with his head bent nearly to the floor, and did not treat toxic levels of intoxication, causing oxygen deprivation to his brain.
Reported by: his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: A lawsuit over his death alleged he was beaten and restrained and not treated for toxic intoxication, and the sheriff and others named in the suit settled for $750,000 while Turn Key settled for an undisclosed amount.