State law calls for people found unfit for trial to be transferred to mental health facilities, but extensive delays have left some waiting for months in county jails.
The Shelby County Sheriff is now faced with more than just possible criminal charges for the sale of seized weapons and alleged payroll fraud, which we understand a charging decision is in the hands of the Attorney General after Shelby County State s Attorney Nichole Kroncke recused herself from that case.
Nicholas Banning has filed a federal civil case against Sheriff Koonze, Advanced Correctional Healthcare Inc, and Corrections Officers Cwenton Williams, Tonya Atteberry, Devon Durbin, Megan Warner, Melissa Haynes, Brandon Gatton, Chris Zakowski, and Daine Burkhead.
According to the lawsuit filed April 27th, 2021, in part: Mr. Banning was in obvious need of emergency medical care resulting from opioid dependency and withdrawal, and developed asphyxia pneumonia and other serious medical problems, requiring hospitalization for two months.