Zachary Marshall
Zachary Marshall was born prematurely and was legally blind, his sister said, and he loved music and video gaming. His obituary described him as one of the nicest and most gentle people, with many friends, and said he was professionally tech-savvy. He was held at the Richland County Jail in Mansfield, Ohio, in December 2021, and was taken to a hospital, where he died in intensive care on December 22 with a diagnosis of sepsis; Montgomery County Medical Examiner's Office autopsy records list sepsis due to endocarditis with multiple septic emboli. A federal lawsuit filed by his estate alleges that jail medical staff failed to act on signs of infection and confusion over several days before his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The federal lawsuit filed by his estate says jail medical staff failed to act on his worsening infection, ignored days of symptoms and left him in his cell while ill, and his mother says he lay there bleeding for days; the autopsy records list sepsis due to endocarditis as the cause.
Reported by: Montgomery County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); federal lawsuit filed by his estate; his mother, Sherry Stone (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His estate filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Richland County Jail medical staff failed to act on his worsening sepsis; no settlement or award amount has been reported.