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County, Sheriff Named In Wrongful Death Suit

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Posted 10:20 PM 2/6/2013 : County, Sheriff Named In Wrongful Death Suit

CORPUS CHRISTI -- A wrongful death lawsuit filed in federal court Monday claims the Nueces County sheriff and the jail's medical staff ignored a doctor's recommendation that an inmate be transferred to a mental health facility shortly before his death nearly two years ago.

Gregory Cheek

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