Trevor Saunders
Trevor Saunders, 25, died on November 18, 2023, while held at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn, Maine. His family says he had suffered a spinal stroke in 2022 that left him hospitalized for weeks and changed his life, and that he was a father to a young son. The sheriff's office said he was found unresponsive during a required check and that the death did not appear suspicious. The state medical examiner attributed his death to complications from pneumonia, and his mother, Pam Ashby, has sued the county and jail staff, saying staff ignored infected bed sores and did not send him to a hospital. The county and other defendants deny the allegations, and the sheriff's office said a Department of Corrections investigation would follow.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). The medical examiner found pneumonia caused by untreated pressure ulcers; his mother's lawsuit says jail staff and the medical contractor ignored his worsening condition and infected wounds, while the sheriff's office and Maine State Police described an apparent medical episode.
Reported by: state medical examiners; his mother, Pam Ashby, and her attorneys in lawsuits (family or their lawyers); Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Maine State Police (outside investigators).
Lawsuit: His mother, Pam Ashby, sued Androscoggin County and jail staff in federal court over his death, and the case has not reported any settlement or award.
News reports (8)
- Inmate death at Androscoggin County Jail not considered suspicious
- Inmate death at Androscoggin County Jail under investigation
- Mother wants answers after son’s death inside Androscoggin County Jail
- Lewiston mother files suit over her son's "cruel and unusual death" in the Androscoggin County Jail
- Total Maine: Maine mother sues Androscoggin County Jail, medical contractor after son’s death
- Federal judge declines to dismiss Lewiston mother’s lawsuit against jail officers - Portland Press Herald
- Mother expands lawsuit over son's death in Androscoggin County Jail
- Mother sues over son's death at Androscoggin County Jail