Name not reported
A man was held at the Waukesha County Jail and was found dead in his cell on January 17, 2023. According to a criminal complaint, an autopsy found a large amount of foreign material in his stomach, which testing identified as cocaine. Washington County prosecutors have charged a jail lieutenant and a contract nurse, alleging that they failed to properly treat him after he appeared to have swallowed drugs. These charges are allegations against the two staff members.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). A criminal complaint says an autopsy found cocaine in his stomach and that a jail lieutenant and a contract nurse failed to properly treat him after he appeared to have swallowed drugs.
Reported by: autopsy; criminal complaint.