Micah Stout Dies after 27 Days in Collin County Jail
Micah Gerron Stout was booked into Collin County Jail, which is known as the Collin County Detention Facility, on January 26, 2025. He died of unknown causes in the jail on February 21, 2025. Mr. Stout was only 45 years old.
There is nothing in the custodial death report (CDR) specifying Mr. Stout’s medical issues, but it was noted during intake that he exhibited that he had medical problems. The Collin County Sheriff’s Department filed the CDR on February 25, 2025. There is only the briefest summary about the details of his death, and it conveys the following:
Jail detention staff discovered that Mr. Stout was unresponsive in his bunk. Medical staff and emergency medical services (EMS) were notified immediately, and lifesaving measures were attempted. Mr. Stout was pronounced deceased at the Collin County Detention Facility, where he had been housed in a multiple-occupancy cell.
Autopsies of Jail Inmates Can Reveal Egregious Neglect and Abuse
It is not unusual for a jail to report that a detainee died of unknown causes. When autopsies are performed, the results are sometimes disturbing in the extreme. The following are several stories that have emerged about shocking jail deaths:
- Memphis, Tennessee, jail inmate Ramon McGhee died on January 10, 2024, from dehydration and starvation while also being infested with insects. When Mr. McGhee arrived at a local hospital, he was covered with a massive amount of bed bugs and lice. He was only 42 years old. His death was ruled a homicide.
- Mark Oswald died in August 2016 at age 63 after being in Pasadena City Jail in Pasadena, Texas. While Mr. Oswald was in custody, he fell and badly fractured his leg. Reportedly, the instant of the excruciating injury was captured on camera. Before being taken to a hospital, Mr. Oswald writhed and screamed in pain for hours and was allegedly totally ignored. Once at the hospital, his condition deteriorated rapidly with shock, internal bleeding, and, ultimately, irreversible organ failure. He died four days after suffering a leg fracture of a type that is rarely fatal.
- Tarrant County Jail inmate Anthony Ray Johnson was 31 years old when he died on April 21, 2024, after being in Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas. Before his death, he was fighting detention officers during a check for contraband and was pepper-sprayed. Per the autopsy and the custodial death report filed by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department, Mr. Johnson’s medical cause of death was asphyxia (mechanical and chemical) and a significant contributing condition was methamphetamine use. His death was ruled a homicide.
Need Help with Jail Medical Neglect?
If you have lost a loved one and suspect jail medical neglect played a role, the Law Offices of Dean Malone is here to help. Pretrial detainees are entitled to proper medical care, and when jail officials fail to meet this obligation, they can be held accountable for their negligence.
Reach out to us anytime by phone, text, or through our online form—we’re available 24/7 to discuss your case.
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