DENVER — The family of a 71-year-old man who died after becoming ill while serving a sentence at the Downtown Detention Center says jail staff were negligent and could’ve done more to prevent his death.
Leroy “Nicky” Henry Taylor was sentenced to 30 days in jail for failing to appear in court, according to Jacquelyn Richardson and Sandra Manlove, Taylor’s first cousin and sister, respectively. His sentence began Jan. 19 and was supposed to end Feb. 23.
On Feb. 1, Manlove says she received a call from Taylor at Denver Health, where he had been taken because he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. He returned to jail five days later after testing negative, and his family claims his health quickly deteriorated.
“Once he was released, he called Sandy and said he was very sick. He said he was having excruciating pain in his chest. She said, ‘How bad is the pain? Can you give it a number?’ He said, ’20,’” Richardson said.
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