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Wake County Prisoner Dies

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Unfortunately, the Wake County Detention prisoner who attempted to commit suicide this week has passed away.  April Elaine Peed Cumbo, 42 years of age, passed away on Tuesday.  Ms. Cumbo had been arrested on March 9, 2018.  It is uncertain at this point as to whether jailers knew of any propensity by Ms. Cumbo to harm herself.  The Wake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident.

Written By: author image Dean Malone
author image Dean Malone
Dean Malone is the founder of Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a jail neglect civil rights law firm. Mr. Malone earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA, and from Baylor University School of Law with a general civil litigation concentration. Mr. Malone served in several staff positions for the Baylor Law Review, including executive editor. Mr. Malone is an experienced trial lawyer, trying a number of cases to jury verdict and also handling arbitrations through final hearing. He heads the jail neglect section of his law firm, in which lawyers litigate cases involving serious injury and death resulting from jail neglect and abuse. Lawyers frequently refer cases to Mr. Malone due to his focus on this very complicated civil rights practice area.
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