Family of inmate found dead in Fulton County jail files lawsuit
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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - The family of an 18-year-old inmate who died at the Fulton County Jail has filed a lawsuit against multiple people responsible for his medical care before his death.
Tyrique Tookes had been booked into the Fulton County Jail since March 8, 2019 after he was charged with theft by taking and theft by receiving stolen property.
In late April, the GBI says Tookes had started complaining of chest pains. Those complaints continued for two weeks.
According to the lawsuit, medical professionals at the jail examined Tookes and gave him antacid and warm compresses.
Tyrique Tookes, 18, died while in custody in 2019. Author: Jonathan Raymond (11Alive) Updated: 1:42 PM EDT May 13, 2021
FULTON COUNTY, Ga.
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A family filed suit this month in an 18-year-old s death in the Fulton County Jail, alleging medical neglect caused his death days after he complained of chest pains.
Tyrique Tookes, the teen, died while in custody in the jail in 2019.
The lawsuit says Tookes was in jail for roughly six weeks, after being booked on March 8, 2019, when on April 27 that year he began to complain of chest tightness with constant intense aching pain rated 10/10 on pain scale and aggravated by laying down, palpating chest and worse after eating.