Autopsy pending after woman in Texas jail dies

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Autopsy pending after woman in Texas jail dies

Updated 6:40 pm, Wednesday, May 18, 2016

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A black woman arrested following a car accident in Texas declined medical treatment after the wreck but died two weeks later after going into convulsions in jail, authorities said Wednesday.

Autopsy results are pending for 22-year-old Symone Marshall, who died May 10 after being taken to a hospital from the Walker County jail in Huntsville, about 70 miles north of Houston. She had been in jail since April 26 on a $5,000 bond, according to jail records.

Marshall was arrested following a single-car accident by Texas Department of Public Safety officers for alleged possession of a controlled substance and failure to identify by giving false information, Walker County Sheriff Clint McRae told The Associated Press.

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Marshall's sister, Honey Marshall, told Houston television station KHOU that her sister complained to her from jail that her head was hurting and she felt like blacking out. She also said her sister had recently moved to Texas, looking for a fresh start.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Autopsy-pending-after-woman-in-Texas-jail-dies-7676958.php

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[yeoman6987]

1. Why would the jail allow her to refuse medical treatment?

The jail needs to change their procedures.

[cstanleytech]

4. I assume its because she still has the right to refuse treatment for injuries.

If its what lead to her death then it was a very costly decision for her to make.

[greymattermom]

2. People who have mental disorders will refuse treatment.

Hospitals, and I suspect prisons, will threaten their occupants with massive medical bills if they request treatment. How do I know this? It happened to my husband.

[Dont call me Shirley]

3. Symone...