Todd Matthew Gleason
Todd Matthew Gleason, 51, was held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center in Virginia when, on July 3, 2023, he was taken to a hospital after telling deputies he had stomach and leg pain. He died the next morning, hours after a magistrate approved his release. His public defender said injuries from being hit by a car before his arrest kept causing problems and that his complaints were not taken seriously until July 3. Police said he had been medically cleared earlier, while the jail said it could not release details of his care, and the cause and manner of death await an autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). His public defender says his complaints about injuries that kept causing problems were not taken seriously until July 3, while the Fairfax County Police Department says he was medically cleared earlier and the manner of death awaits an autopsy.
Reported by: Fairfax County Police Department (the agency that held him); his public defender.