Family Of Boy Killed In Custody Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit For $400,000
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will pay $400,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of a 14-year-old boy detained at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. According to published reports, 14-year old Tremayne Cole began having fevers, headaches and toothaches and was taken to the juvenile court nursing staff several days in a row and given medication. The problem was he was not sent to a clinic for further treatment when he did not get better.
Cole was moved to a medical unit for observation 12 days later and then moved to County-USC Medical Center a day later and diagnosed with an infection. At this point Cole, who was described as 3 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 79 pounds, died of meningitis after being transferred to the hospital. This is a real tragedy and we feel for the parents of the young man. Hopefully the county will put in place better procedures to prevent this from happending in the future.
