Christopher Mount, a 44-year-old inmate, was driven to thoughts of suicide when his request for parole was rejected. As a result, he was placed in a small cell with a fellow prisoner who was serving a sentence for strangling a woman. According to a lawsuit filed by Mount’s family, his cellmate threatened to kill him if they were not separated. Despite this, the guard present did not intervene, even as Mount was being physically assaulted and choked to death. Mount had already served 17 years of his 30-year sentence for multiple crimes, including armed robbery, assault, burglary, theft, and a drug offense. He had maintained communication with his children and held onto the hope of being released someday. However, following his parole denial in 2021, Mount’s mental health declined rapidly, leading him to become suicidal. This information is stated in a lawsuit filed by his relatives, Brittani Lena Mount and Christy Michelle, in federal court in November.
The Mount family is filing a lawsuit against corrections officer Jimmie L. Brayboy, Jr., accusing him of disregarding warnings and neglecting to prevent the death of Mount. The Alabama Department of Corrections and the Alabama Attorney General’s office, who is representing Brayboy, stated that they are unable to provide a statement on the matter. In his response to the lawsuit, Brayboy denied acting with deliberate indifference in Mount’s death and cited his immunity as a state official.