Shannon Payne
Shannon Payne, 37, overdosed in 2016 in a restroom at the Dane County Jail in Wisconsin, where he had gone with another person. He was taken to a hospital and died two days later. His family's wrongful death lawsuit was dismissed by a federal judge, who found there was not enough evidence to go to a jury while acknowledging the tragedy. The defendants said it was not known how the drugs got into the jail or who brought them in.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. His family's wrongful death lawsuit attributes his death to a drug overdose after he used drugs in a jail restroom, and a federal judge dismissed the suit for lack of evidence to go to a jury.
Reported by: his family's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued in federal court over his death, and a federal judge dismissed the wrongful death lawsuit, finding there was not enough evidence to go to a jury; no payment was reported.