Devonte Allison (Photo by LaSha Rockymore, owner of SWAGG Management)A Hamilton County Jail inmate died early Friday morning while in custody at a local hospital, and his family said that, had a doctor not notified them, they wouldn’t have known their loved one was dead until news reports came out.
Devonte Allison, 29, was booked into the jail on Dec. 16 after being charged with a variety of drug-related charges.
Then on Christmas Eve, he began having severe seizures caused by a pre-existing medical condition, according to a sheriff’s office news release. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
Hospital staff contacted Allison’s family to let them know of his medical condition and prognosis, according to the news release.
Had it not been for the hospital notifying his family, they wouldn’t have known Allison was in the hospital, his younger sister LaSha Rockymore told the Times Free Press.