A lawsuit filed against Snohomish County accuses jail staff of negligence, leading to the death of 34-year-old Christopher Hankins.
Hankins, who was awaiting trial, was facing an assault charge. He had a history of drug use, mental health issues and had recently left the hospital after concerns he would commit suicide.
"Unfortunately—and we don’t know why—they just left him," said Melanie Nguyen, an attorney representing Hankins’ mother in the lawsuit. "When they returned three hours later, he was in the exact same position and never woke up again."Hankins had self-reported that he used meth prior to his arrest in July. Given his drug-use, and his placement on suicide watch, Nguyen told FOX 13 that more needed to be done to prevent his death.
While Hankins death occurred in 2020, the flow of drugs into the jail hasn’t stopped. Seven inmates were taken to the hospital after a series of fentanyl overdoses in May.On Sept. 7, 2023 38-year-old Jonathan Reilly was found unresponsive in the jail’s medical detox watch. According to information released by the sheriff’s office, he refused a medical check before finding him 22 minutes later unresponsive. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
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