Shaun Seaman
Shaun Seaman, 40, died in May 2021 after being held at a Polk County jail in Frostproof, Florida. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said another person held in his cell attacked him without provocation, and an autopsy found blunt force trauma to his head, including a skull fracture. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. His family has filed a civil lawsuit, which reportedly says he had been on suicide watch and that guards did not physically check on him for about four and a half hours after the attack. The sheriff's.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed; neglect alleged). The Polk County Sheriff's Office says another man held in his cell attacked him without provocation, and an autopsy found blunt force trauma to the head; his family's civil lawsuit says guards did not physically check on him for about four and a half hours after he was beaten while on suicide watch.
Reported by: Polk County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); autopsy; his family's civil lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family filed a civil lawsuit over his death at the Polk County Jail System, and no settlement or award amount is reported.