The FBI opened a civil review of a Michigan county’s investigation into the death of David Stojcevski who died of drug withdrawal in his cell, on Tuesday. WARNING: This post contains some photos of Stojcevski naked in his cell that some readers may consider graphic.
Macomb County Jail
Macomb County Jail
The FBI said on Tuesday it opened a civil review of a Michigan county's investigation into the death of a man serving a 30-day jail sentence for a traffic violation, a spokeswoman for the agency's Detroit division told BuzzFeed News.
David Stojcevski, a 32-year-old Roseville, Michigan resident, was withdrawing from a meth addiction when he decided to serve the sentence beginning June 11 instead of paying a $772 fine for failing to appear in court over a careless driving charge, according to a federal lawsuit filed in March by his brother, Vladimir.
Stojcevski told Macomb County Jail staff that he was prescribed methadone as a part of a drug treatment regimen, along with klonopin to treat anxiety and oxycodone for pain relief, according to court records.
He was placed in a detox cell for the first week of his sentence, then moved to a mental health unit on June 17 – where inmates are required to be naked and video monitored at all times, according to court records.
Over the next 10 days, corrections and medical staff failed to continue his drug treatment, according to the complaint. Since he was jailed, he lost 50 pounds and began to hallucinate, the complaint said.
He told corrections staff that "all his organs, but 10 percent of his heart was removed and his arms shredded a couple days ago," the complaint said, adding that at another point he said "he died earlier today."
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