The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is facing mounting scrutiny after the death of a 27-year-old U.S. Army veteran who was allegedly left lying on the jail floor for hours after falling and hitting his head.
Christon Collins’ mother, Jonia Milburn, of Texas, said at a press conference in Decatur on Monday that her son was having a PTSD-related episode when he was arrested and charged with obstructing police and simple battery.
By that point, he had already been hospitalized and had other run-ins with the law, but instead of being sent to veterans court for treatment, Milburn said he left the DeKalb County Jail for the last time in March “without a pulse.”
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