The judge dismisses the demand for unfair death against the Summit county sheriff

Akron, Ohio (WOIO) – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit for unfair death that appointed the Summit Kandy Fatheree County Sheriff as accused.

Earlier this week, a judge of the District Court of the North of the United States determined that Phatheree probably did not blame when Jeffrey “Jay” Neal, of sixty -two years, neal died in the Summit county jail March 17, 2023.

19 researchers first reported This after Jay’s brother, Marc Neal, filed the federal lawsuit on behalf of his family members.

They affirmed that Sheriff Fatheree, and his staff, were responsible for his brother’s death.

The Neal family says that Jay was schizophrenic and did not receive the appropriate medications, despite his attempts to inform the prison staff and the SCSO about the medications he needed.

Jay Neal was arrested on March 4, 2023, after arguing with his neighbors.

Family members say I was having a psychotic break at that time.

Marc Neal says that Jay had also been diagnosed with seizures and bipolar disorder.

After learning of his arrest, Neal says he called Sheriff Kandy Fatheree directly and she assured him that Jay would receive the treatment he needed.

“When she said I felt a feeling of relief,” Neal said. “Because I’m okay, great, you know. She will make sure it is on top. “

However, 13 days later Marc received a call that his brother had died.

When he arrived at the hospital, he questioned the deputies about how it happened.

“They were not very friendly, but they simply said that this is still part of the evidence we have to investigate,” Neal said. “Then, they tell him that his brother is evidence of an investigation, and he must leave the room, it is quite difficult.”

Summit’s Forensic Medical Report indicated that Jay died from Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia.

He listed schizophrenia as a contributing factor, since Jay could not articulate how bad he felt.

The Neal family then hired lawyer Nicholas Díello, partner of the Spangenberg Shbibley and Liber LLP law firm.

“It is a case of unfair death,” Dikello said. “We believe those are the most serious cases.”

Díello says he reviewed the records of Jay’s prison, who showed that he never received his medications, and that a doctor did not see him until the day before his death.

Since Jay had been in the Summit county jail several times before, Díello says that the staff should have known about their medical history.

“No one took the time to bother to look at their own records to see what was happening to this man,” said D its.

Initially, the Neal family was demanding Sheriff Fatheree individually, along with Summit Psychological Associate of the sheriff.

DILELO says that he now plans to refilting the case in Summit county against the private medical suppliers of the prison, the southern health partners and the psychological associates of the summit.

19 investigations previously communicated in the Summit County Sheriff’s office, and Sheriff Thatlee to comment, but our efforts were not successful.