The lawsuit filed by attorneys for the parent of a man who died in the Chatham County Detention Center in March 2023 against Chatham County has been removed from Chatham County State Court to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia , according to court documents obtained by the Savannah Morning News .
The complaint was filed on behalf of Gregory Alan Woods, who died in the Chatham County Detention Center on the morning of March 5, 2023 , by attorneys for Henry Ashley Woods, who is listed as Gregory’s surviving parent.
In the complaint, Woods’ attorneys allege a failure to render appropriate aid after he was allegedly assaulted and battered, leaving him in distress for an extended period of time and a failure to secure appropriate and timely medical treatment for him, as previously reported by SMN . Defendants named in the complaint include Chatham County, current Chatham County Sheriff Richard Coleman, in addition to an unnamed healthcare provider and unnamed correctional officers and medical staff…