Brother of woman who died in jail sues Chesapeake sheriff, others

By Kristin Davis
The Virginian-Pilot
© July 21, 2008

The brother of a woman who died two years ago after suffering a heart attack in the city jail has filed a federal lawsuit against the Chesapeake sheriff and other unknown parties.

The suit, filed July 16, claims wrongful death, medical malpractice and negligence in the death of Sotina L. Cuffee, who was serving eight months for a violation of probation for welfare fraud.

In addition to Sheriff John R. Newhart, other defendants of the suit include unknown sheriff deputies, physicians, physician’s assistants, health care providers and other jail employees.

The lawsuit seeks a total of $11 million.

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Unless things have change alot in Chesapeake Jail, the women have only five to 8 cell blocks in the old section, where the so-call guards/officer do a walk through every hour or so, some times once or twice a shift after serving meals.

Lucas County man was shot and killed by a Portsmouth police

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - A former Lucas County man was shot and killed by a Portsmouth police officer Thursday night after lunging at the officer with a knife, authorities said.

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Couldn't he just shot the guy in the leg, but then again the Police are only train to kill not to disarmed. That way they don't have to go to court... Now for the rest of the story..

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Christopher W. Bacome, 29, formerly of 5243 Patriot Drive in Washington Township, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police arrived at the Westwind Apartments about 7 p.m. soon after an out-of-state relative called them to report fears that Mr. Bacome was about to kill himself, said Ann Hope, a spokesman for the Portsmouth Police Department in southeastern Virginia.

Upon arrival, officers learned from a witness that Mr. Bacome had locked himself in the bathroom and that there was blood on the bathroom floor. When officers tried to get inside, Mr. Bacome lunged at them with a knife, Ms. Hope said.

When Mr. Bacome did not comply with orders to drop the knife, an officer shot him, she said.

It was undecided as of yesterday afternoon whether the officer who shot Mr. Bacome would be placed on administrative leave, she said. The officer's name has not been released by police.

Mr. Bacome was raised in Maumee by his late grandmother, Patricia A. (Poling) Bullock, according to her January, 2005, obituary published in The Blade.

In 2002, he married Stacy L. Wells, according to Ohio marriage records.

He owns the home on Patriot Drive, but was listed in the 2005 obituary as a resident of Norfolk. Attempts to reach Mr. Bacome's family were unsuccessful.

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OT: Woman dies in jail due infection

I found this at BadCops News, which you can visit by clicking here.

Here is what is so shocking to me:

Tarrant County Jail officials say they’re not in charge inmates’ medical care.

“It makes us feel bad,” said Tarrant County Sheriff Terry Grishom. “We’re getting blamed that a jailer didn’t dispense medication, but jailers never dispense medication whatsoever.”

I'm sure they had some one who does this for them. They like most jail have a outside medical service contact, however its still for the Officers to make sure everyone is ok at all times.

Since Officials of the jail does not allow the inmate to have their meds with them then they are responsible for the medical care of those inmates that need medicines. I can only hope this lady's family sues the hell out of that jail and all officers and medical staff there.

Now I know from first hands that the Officers in Chesapeake jail doesn't handled mes anymore since they built the new jail, they have an outside medical services, which are no better. In my case I know this for a fact that the nurse they have need more training.

Once you are booked and if you are not bail out, and you have to stay in jail, well you will be seen by one of these low paid assholes. They will take blood to check for communicable diseases (they also check you dna without you knowing it), then you get a TB skin test. In my case I was expose to TB when I was 9, very long time ago. Once you have a p+ skin test you should never have another skin test(most dr's and nurse will tell you this), you will need to have a chest X-ray. When I told the nurse that I couldn't have the skin test that I would need the x-ray, however in her so call wisdom she told me the skin test would do. This test is to be read two days later, well in my case, within four hours I had a nice fifty cent piece bump on my arm. In my case the damn nurse just didn't listern, however it was policy, you see the skin test is cheaper then an x-ray. Which in three days the medical unit had to give me the x-ray anyway, so where did they save money, nowhere.