William Culpepper Jr.
William Culpepper Jr., 36, died in January 2016 while being transported by Prisoner Transportation Services from Kentucky to Mississippi. He complained of stomach pain, and guards told officials at a company jail hub in Missouri that they believed he was faking it. He died minutes later, and the coroner said the cause was a perforated ulcer, which the coroner described as perfectly treatable. The coroner's account is the basis for the cause of death given in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The coroner said the perforated ulcer was perfectly treatable, and guards at the Missouri company jail hub told officials they believed he was faking his stomach pain.
Reported by: Coroner (medical examiner or coroner); Sheriff's report (the agency that held him).