Gay City News.Twelve people, including Johnson, have died in New York City jails so far this year.New York’s chief medical examiner said that determining the cause of Johnson’s death would require more time, the outlet reported.
The family requested a toxicology report.“Inmates came forward saying he had been complaining of stomach pain for days,” Johnson’s mother, Tracy Johnson, told Gay City News. “Inmates said he had been screaming all night for help, and come morning time, he couldn’t get out of bed.
He never got out of bed for breakfast.”The New York Daily News reported the death could have been due to an overdose — something Johnson’s family disputes.“I think they put a drug overdose to cover up that they weren’t taking care of him or.