Late North Carolina Inmate's Child To Get a $1.8M Settlement

Late North Carolina Inmate's Child To Get a $1.8M Settlement

Introduction

Cherokee County’s insurer announced it would pay $1.8 million in a settlement to a 4-year-old daughter of a jail inmate who died in Cherokee County three years ago.

As per the court documents, the police officers found the plaintiff shirtless and screaming near the North Carolina-Tennessee border. The officers thought that the man swallowed something from the breath mint tin. The autopsy report of the deceased revealed that he died of acute methamphetamine toxicity.

The attorneys for the plaintiffs said that the deceased's death could have been prevented if the County Sheriff’s Office workers would have reacted effectively at the time of the incident.

The attorneys even explained that the reflection on the cell door’s glass prevented the view of the cell's inside. Still, one of the workers tried to peep into the cell by cupping his hands around his baseball cap to shield the light. It is when he discovered the plaintiff splayed on the floor.

As per the settlement agreement, the deceased's child will get monthly payments until the year 2080. The Cherokee County refused to admit the fault in the incident.