Tyrone Compton
Tyrone Compton died in 2006 while held in the Quitman County jail in Mississippi. His father had gone to the Quitman County chancery clerk's office that day to file commitment papers, because he feared his son would hurt himself. According to a lawsuit his father later filed, based on sworn testimony and depositions, Compton hanged himself from bars mounted in front of a cell window after being held at the jail. The father sued the county and the sheriff, and the county settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed sum.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). Compton's father's lawsuit, based on sworn testimony and depositions, says he hanged himself from bars in front of his cell window and that jail staff failed to watch him despite the family's warnings about suicide risk.
Reported by: his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His father sued Quitman County and the sheriff, and the county settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed sum.