Lawsuit Claims Jail Could Have Stopped Inmate’s Death

By Jeff Todd
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– He was sick for almost a week, but a new federal lawsuit claims nurses, doctors, and deputies ignored signs and allowed a man to die in the Arapahoe County Jail.
“He had bacterial pneumonia. He had been coughing up blood for days. He had been begging for medical treatment for days and they did nothing,” said David Lane who is representing the victim’s widow.
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Jeffrey Lillis had been in the Arapahoe County Jail for a few