A lawsuit has been filed against Harris County officials for the death of an inmate that suffered an apparent medical emergency at the county jail in May. kprc2 click2hou htx hounews harriscojail harrisco
Robert Terry, 32, was pronounced dead at LBJ Hospital on May 16 at 7:32 a.m. He asked to be taken to the jail’s clinic before he collapsed, officials said. He was booked into jail on May 13 for retaliation, according to the petition for the lawsuit.The family’s attorney, Allie Booker, said the Section 1983 Civil Rights Act case named Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, an unidentified officer under the name “John Doe,” and Dr.
“One must take note that, although the defendant was ill, he was made to fill out paperwork and was forced to go to ‘pre-trial’ where he laid on the floor in pain as other jail mates observed him beg for assistance from pre-trial workers in the jail that were conducting pre-trial duties. Most importantly, “he begged Officer John Doe,” the petition said.
Booker alleged that Terry was left in his vomit for over an hour and jailers refused to offer him any treatment.
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