The mother of a man who died in custody at the St. Louis City Justice Center has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against corrections staff, nurses, the city and a corrections-focused health care provider.

Anita Washington filed the suit on Wednesday. The lawsuit gives an account of the July 19 events that led up to Samuel Hayes Jr.’s death after an altercation between Hayes and another detainee.

The suit lists three counts:

Count 1: Wrongful death suit against corrections and supervising officers

The lawsuit argues that corrections officers were aware that Hayes wasn’t well when he was handcuffed and removed from his cell and that an employee said Hayes was “falling every chance he could.”

Jail and city officials said last month that Hayes, who was facing first-degree murder and arme

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