Family of inmate who died in DeKalb County Jail plan to file wrongful death lawsuit

The family of an inmate who collapsed and died inside the DeKalb County Jail said the sheriff, jailers, and EMTs share the blame for his death, even though he took drugs that another inmate gave him.

Army veteran Christon Collins, 36, died in jail in March 2024. Channel 2’s Tom Jones heard from Collins’ family members and their attorney on Tuesday.

Well-known civil rights attorney Ben Crump says Collins’ family got a birthday gift when the inmate who gave him the drugs that led to his death pleaded guilty to distributing drugs in jail on Tuesday…

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