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died 2011 · Marshall County, Mississippi

According to lawsuit documents, this person died of multisystem organ failure in 2011 after three days held at the Marshall County jail in Mississippi, following a transfer from Baptist-DeSoto during the commitment process. A judge dismissed Marshall County and the sheriff as defendants in the lawsuits over the death. A jury found Baptist-DeSoto was not liable.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Lawsuit documents say the person died of multisystem organ failure after three days in the Marshall County jail.

Reported by: lawsuit documents.

Lawsuit: Lawsuits over the 2011 death in Marshall County, Mississippi, were brought, and a judge dismissed Marshall County and the sheriff as defendants while a jury found Baptist-DeSoto was not liable, with no payment reported.

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