Thomas Gosier
Thomas Gosier, 22, was held at the Wicomico County Detention Center in Salisbury, Maryland, in August 2016. His mother, Donna Malone, brought a lawsuit saying he lived with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and had been on suicide watch. The lawsuit says he was found hanging in his cell on August 22, 2016, and never regained neurological function. A federal judge allowed claims to proceed that county and Wellpath employees may have been deliberately indifferent to his medical needs. The case was heading toward a settlement conference when the report was published in October 2021.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). His mother's lawsuit says Gosier hanged himself in his cell and that county and Wellpath staff were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs despite his suicide watch status.
Reported by: Donna Malone's lawsuit (family or their lawyers); federal judge.
Lawsuit: His mother, Donna Malone, sued Wicomico County and Wellpath over his death, a federal judge let claims proceed, and the case was headed to a settlement conference.