Name not reported
A man died on July 31, 2020, at Flagstaff Medical Center after a medical emergency while being transported from the Coconino County Sheriff's Office holding facility in Page to the Coconino County Detention Facility in Flagstaff. His name has not been released. According to the Arizona Daily Independent, officers had seen a hand laceration on him that they described as red, swollen and hot, and he declined medical questions and treatment at the hospital before being booked into the Page facility. The Coconino County Sheriff's Office said it is investigating the death, and the cause is pending an autopsy by the county medical examiner.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). The Coconino County Sheriff's Office says the cause of death is unknown and under investigation pending autopsy, and a hand laceration that officers saw as red, swollen and hot went untreated before the man was transported.
Reported by: Coconino County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); the county medical examiner.