A lawsuit claims a Fremont County jail inmate who died in custody in 2014 was denied prescription medication and beaten before his death.
The Colorado Springs Gazette reports that according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, 53-year-old John Walter had nine broken ribs and other injuries when Fremont County sheriff's deputies found him naked on the floor of his cell on April 20, 2014.
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