The family of an inmate who died in a northern Virginia jail has reached a wrongful death settlement with the county sheriff and the jail's former health care provider.
The family of an inmate who died in a northern Virginia jail has reached a wrongful death settlement with the county sheriff and the jail s former health care provider.
Darryl Becton died at the Arlington County jail at the age of 46 in October 2020. An autopsy determined that he died from heart disease complicated by opiate withdrawal.
The plaintiff was serving a five-day sentence for third-degree retail fraud. Four hours after he was booked into the jail, he began exhibiting signs of alcohol withdrawal.