The state Attorney General’s office issued a letter March 30 declining criminal charges related to Lane’s death. Lane's manner of death was listed as natural. According to the report, NMS is associated with the use of anti-psychotic drugs and can cause death. The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Autopsy Report lists Lane’s cause of death as Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome. The lawsuit claims jail employees failed to research Lane’s medical history to discern whether the medication was appropriate and failed to monitor for lethal side effects associated with the drug.ĭocuments reviewed by The Spartanburg Herald-Journal, including an investigative summary from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, report that Lane was under severe mental distress prior to his death.
During that time, Lane was given a dose of an anti-psychotic medication administered by jail nursing staff. 2, Lane was detained following a physical altercation with a patient at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. “Every morning when I wake up, I say, 'Lord, thank you for the justice for Lavell.' I thank him in advance because I know he’s gonna do it,” Andy Reese, Lavell’s father, said.įour days before his arrest on Oct. Lane’s family held a press conference Monday afternoon outside the Spartanburg County Courthouse to announce the lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed in state court against Spartanburg County and the Sheriff’s Office, alleges that Lane was subject to inhumane treatment that led to his death at the detention center and that employees failed to provide adequate medical care. 3, hours after he was arrested the previous night for walking in the middle of Chesnee Highway. Lavell Lane, who was 29, died at the jail on Oct. Watch Video: Lavell Lane lawsuit civil Spartanburg County and Spartanburg County Sheriff's OfficeĪ lawsuit on behalf of a man who died in-custody last year at the Spartanburg County Detention Center was filed Monday morning.
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