Stephanie Lynn King Eads
Stephanie Lynn King Eads, 44, was a mother of three who had recently had her left hand amputated after an industrial accident. She died in her cell at the Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center in Minidoka County, Idaho, on January 24, 2020, after about two weeks there. Her mother, Carol Cole, filed a federal lawsuit seeking $25 million, saying jail and county staff ignored her worsening condition and that a bacterial heart infection went untreated, while family and friends had repeatedly sought medical care for her. The autopsy findings and the Idaho State Police investigation have not been released to the family, and the defendants dispute that she died at a hospital.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). Her mother and estate's federal lawsuit says jail and county staff ignored her worsening condition and left her heart infection untreated, and the defendants dispute that she died at a hospital.
Reported by: mother Carol Cole and Eads's estate, in a federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her mother Carol Cole and her estate filed a federal lawsuit seeking $25 million over Stephanie Lynn King Eads's death at the Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.