Victor Rhea Fountain
Victor Rhea Fountain died on February 23, 2019, while held at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Virginia. According to an internal investigation reported by WTVR.com, security checks were not done properly on the day before and the day of his death. About six hours before he died, a sergeant saw him in obvious distress and did not have him assessed by medical staff, and a nurse did not give treatment when told he needed it.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). An internal jail investigation found that security checks were not done properly and that a sergeant did not have him assessed by medical staff after seeing him in obvious distress hours before he died.
Reported by: Hampton Roads Regional Jail internal investigation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.