In Blount County, Alabama, two former jail employees now face murder charges with bonds having been placed for their release.
Authorities accuse Joseph Evans and Liletzy Carbajal of neglect and abuse that resulted in the death of 23-year-old Arthur Morse during his detention at the Blount County Jail.
Morse, who was incarcerated for a DUI charge, suffered from diabetes. According to the prosecution, he was denied insulin, falling into a diabetic coma, after which he was reportedly tased multiple times.
Appearing in court, Carbajal and Evans were each assigned a bond amounting to $75,000.
According to court documents, the former jailers are accused of neglecting Morse’s needs during his incarceration. Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey highlighted that Morse was without necessary medication for four days while in jail.
“I think you can look at the indictments in the court filings and see that clearly he was having a medical event,” Casey said.
In court, a prosecutor with the Blount County District Attorney’s Office said Evans and Carbajal punished Morse while he was incapacitated due to not receiving insulin.
The prosecutor said Morse was restrained, seen throwing up dark-colored blood and stunned repeatedly.
Morse was transferred to a hospital and died on Feb. 6.
Evans and Carbajal were each granted a $75,000 bond with the conditions that they cannot leave the state of Alabama and cannot have a job where they have authority over other people.
“That was one of the things we wanted to ensure — that they wouldn’t have access potentially to anyone who was in custody, or control, a patient, or medical oversight by either one of them,” Casey said.
Attorneys for Evans and Carbajal did not return requests for comment.
Both are scheduled to appear back in court next month.