2 jailers admit letting naked inmate freeze for 2 weeks in filthy jail cell without a bed or toilet until he died with 72-degree body temperature

Right: Anthony Mitchell. Left: Jailers take Mitchell to the hospital from the Walker County Jail (Wiggins Childs Pantazis Fisher Goldfarb, LLC.).

Right: Anthony Mitchell. Left: Jailers take Mitchell to the hospital from the Walker County Jail (Wiggins Childs Pantazis Fisher Goldfarb, LLC.).

Two Alabama jailers have admitted to letting an inmate freeze to death while housed naked in a filthy jail cell without running water, a bed or a toilet for two weeks.

According to court documents filed on Monday, Heather Lasha Craig and Bailey Clark Ganey have agreed to admit to their roles in the death of Anthony Mitchell, 33. Craig pleaded guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law. Ganey pleaded guilty to conspiracy against rights, according to their plea agreements.

The series of events leading to Mitchell’s death began on Jan. 12, 2023, when he was arrested for shooting at deputies responding to his home on a mental health welfare check, court documents said.

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