lupus

The mother of Courtney Tinker has filed a lawsuit claiming Jefferson County jail staff and medical providers failed to treat her daughter's serious lupus symptoms, leading to her death alone in her cell in 2024. Deputies took Tinker to a freestanding emergency room instead of a hospital after finding her slumped over in her car, then jailed her on warrants. An autopsy listed hypertensive cardiovascular disease as the cause, with lupus among contributing factors.