Tyler Crespi
Tyler Crespi was 24 when he died in May 2014 after being held at the York County Jail in York, Nebraska. His mother, Patricia Jensen, sued York County, the sheriff and a hospital. The lawsuit says jailers knew he had taken drugs but did not get him proper medical care, and that they monitored him in his cell. It says he was later found unresponsive, taken to a hospital, and died there of an overdose. The sheriff declined to comment on the lawsuit.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). His mother's lawsuit says jailers knew he had taken drugs but did not get him proper medical care, and says he died of an overdose at a hospital after being found unresponsive in his cell.
Reported by: Patricia Jensen, his mother, in a lawsuit (family or their lawyers); news report.
Lawsuit: His mother, Patricia Jensen, sued York County, the sheriff and a hospital over his death at York County Jail in May 2014, and the sources report no amount paid.