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A man held in an East Mississippi jail had a documented history of severe mental health problems and had told mental health staff he was depressed and suicidal before he died on July 29, 2010, according to a 2013 lawsuit over the jails. The lawsuit says officers pepper-sprayed him and restrained him in his cell. It says staff waited about 20 minutes before removing him from the cell, and that he was unresponsive when they pulled him out. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (neglect alleged). The 2013 lawsuit says officers pepper-sprayed and restrained him in his cell, then waited about 20 minutes before removing him when he was unresponsive.
Reported by: 2013 lawsuit over East Mississippi jails (family or their lawyers).