The death of a woman in custody of the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office in April was due to a coronary thrombus, or blood clot, due to atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Lizza Gadlin, 57, died April 19 after being arrested at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport four days earlier on charges of theft of property between $100 and $750. Court records show she was accused of stealing a suitcase. The custodial death report sent to the Texas Attorney General’s Office shows that she exhibited signs of mental health problems during her detention.
A coronary thrombus is a blood clot within a coronary artery. The blockage can cause a heart attack. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the hardening of the arteries due to the gradual buildup of plaque…