Timothy Conwell
Timothy Conwell died on October 14, 2011, while held in a jail in Ironton, Ohio, after an oxycodone overdose. His family says the death resulted from negligence by Lawrence County and jail employees, including the sheriff and the jail physician, and they filed a federal lawsuit in Cincinnati alleging his constitutional rights were violated. According to the lawsuit, he received no treatment after being admitted to the jail. The county and the officials named had not responded to requests for comment when the article was published.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). Conwell's family, in a federal lawsuit against Lawrence County and jail employees, says he died of an oxycodone overdose and received no treatment after being admitted to the jail.
Reported by: family, in federal lawsuit against Lawrence County and jail employees (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Lawrence County and jail employees, including the sheriff and jail physician, in federal court in Cincinnati, alleging negligence and constitutional violations after his 2011 overdose death at the Lawrence County jail in Ironton, Ohio.