Lawsuit filed against HRRJ, Norfolk sheriff in inmate death

By Adrienne Mayfield | Wavy | July 15, 2019 6:29 PM PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — An inmate who died in October complained of overwhelming stomach pain and bloody vomit to the correctional and medical staffs at two local jails in the days and weeks before her death. Now her father is suing the leadership of […]

$10M suit filed following inmate death at WTRJ

By Adrienne Mayfield | Wavy | July 17, 2019 1:41 PM SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – An inmate died after a Western Tidewater Regional Jail doctor allegedly misdiagnosed a serious medical emergency as a methadone withdrawal, according to court documents. The inmate complained that his “insides” felt like they were “on fire” and asked to go […]

“H-E-L-P me please”: Family of inmate who died files lawsuit against Norfolk and regional jails

By Gordon rago | Staff writer | July 17, 2019 2:02 PM Sick and begging for help, Regina Marie Honeycutt’s fellow inmates at Norfolk’s city jail saw her in obvious discomfort and throwing up blood. But the jail’s deputies and medical staff disregarded her pleas for help, according to a newly-filed federal lawsuit. Including this […]

Despite past suicide attempts, Norfolk teen was left alone with shackles he used to kill himself

By Jonathan Edwards | The Virginian-Pilot | October 19, 2018 9:00 AM NORFOLK The mother of the 17-year-old who committed suicide in a courthouse holding cell last year is suing the sheriff and the city, saying they failed to protect her son, who had a long history of mental illness and trying to kill himself. […]

New evidence reveals more state hospital mistakes before Jamycheal Mitchell’s death

By Scott daugherty | The virginian-pilot | August 20, 2018 11:35 AM PORTSMOUTH Twenty days before Jamycheal Mitchell was found dead at Hampton Roads Regional Jail, a court clerk called Eastern State Hospital to ask why he hadn’t been transferred, according to recently filed court documents. The call – which has not been reported before […]

Former Norfolk sheriff’s deputies, fired after teen’s suicide, promptly hired in Portsmouth

By Jonathan Edwards | The Virginian-Pilot | March 27, 2018 3:01 PM NORFOLK At least two Norfolk sheriff’s deputies fired last month after a 17-year-old committed suicide in a courthouse holding cell have been hired by the Portsmouth sheriff. Deputies Kevin Griffin and Harvey Richardson said they were fired Feb. 9 at the end of […]

An inmate was in pain but medical staff thought he was fine, officials say. He died the next day.

By Scott Daugherty | The virginian-pilot | February 02, 2018 11:03 AM The day before he died in the Hampton Roads Regional Jail, William Otis Thrower Sr. knew he needed help. In an emergency grievance form filed with his jailers, the 69-year-old inmate said he’d been unable to sleep for four days and “as of […]

Widow bilked: Former Farmington president sued for allegedly stealing $7 million

By Lisa Provence | C-Ville Weekly | December 16, 2016 4:42 PM When Lynne Kinder’s 41-year-old husband died of a heart attack while riding his bike on New Year’s Eve in 2005, his childhood friend and groomsman in their wedding said he owed it to Trey Kinder to take care of his widow and two […]

Local family claims fleecing by advisor; Richmond firm implicated

By MICHAEL SCHWARTZ | Richmond BizSense | December 14, 2016 See Original Article Here. The widow of a wealthy local investment banker is suing a Charlottesville businessman who she claims stole much of her family’s $7 million fortune in an episode that is allegedly being investigated by the FBI and has entangled a Richmond financial […]

Justice Dept. probes whether Hampton Roads jail violated rights of mentally ill

See Original Article Here. By Rachel Weiner | The Washington Post | December 12, 2016 The Hampton Roads jail, where a mentally ill young man died last year awaiting a psychiatric hospital bed, is under investigation by the Justice Department. Jamycheal Mitchell, 24, was accused of stealing $5.05 worth of snacks from a 7-Eleven near […]