Sanchez originally sought $5 million from the county, according to the lawsuit's notice of claim. After an eight-day trial, a jury of six women and two men found Sims responsible for her death Thursday by conspiring to free her from custody and jumping from a moving police vehicle. The court issued a unanimous verdict in favor of the sheriff's opinion. office.

On December 26, 2019, Mr. Sims, 28, was being transported to Mount Graham Regional Medical Center (MGRMC) for a CAT scan by a male detention sergeant and a female sheriff's deputy when he was struck by a moving Ford Explorer transport. I jumped out of the car and was hit by the rear wheel. A female detention officer was required to accompany a male detention officer, and as a female detention officer was unavailable, a female deputy was used.

When Sims returned to the jail after being taken to Sierra Vista for a sexual examination, she complained of abdominal pain due to sexual assault by a female detention officer and claimed that she was sexually assaulted by a Safford police officer. He was taken to the hospital. MGRMC after the first arrest. Multiple police agencies have reported that her sexual assault claims are unsubstantiated and have cleared Safford police officers and detention officers of any wrongdoing.The Safford police officer has been on paid administrative leave for the past year, and the detention officer has resigned from his job.

After jumping from the transport vehicle, Sims was taken to the University of Tucson's Banner Medical Center, where he was declared brain dead on December 27, 2019. On December 28, 2019, a walk of honor was held for Sims, as is customary for organ donors. And she was taken off her life support and passed away. The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) investigated Sims' death and sexual assault accusations and found the sexual assault allegations against Safford police officers and detention officers to be “unfounded.” The report also recommended that Sims was responsible for her own death because she “jumped from a moving vehicle, causing permanent damage and ultimately resulting in her death on December 28, 2019.” did. The report also said there was “no evidence to support a violation of the Arizona Revised Statutes” by law enforcement regarding the actions of law enforcement officers against Sims, including transporting him to Sierra Vista and returning him to Safford.

Sims was initially arrested on a warrant for attempting to shoplift from Walmart on December 21, 2009.

During her arrest, she falsely claimed to be pregnant and in pain, and was taken to Mount Graham Regional Medical Center, where she claimed to have been sexually assaulted by a Safford police officer, a claim that was unsubstantiated. It has been proven that there is no. Sims had a $25,000 cash or secured bond warrant out of Yavapai County dating back to November 2019 for theft of transportation, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to appear in court. Ms. Sims was released from the hospital and she was booked into jail on a warrant after she attempted to flee and was pursued by arresting officers.

A few days later, she claimed sexual assault, but tests showed no such results. Upon returning to her prison from her first interrogation, she claimed that a female detention officer sodomized her.

A scientific test report from the DPS laboratory states that “low levels” of male DNA were detected in an anal swab taken from Sims. However, Sims claimed that a male Safford police officer digitally penetrated her vagina, not her anus, and that a female detention officer sodomized her. The investigation report recommended that “conclusive DNA results indicate that insufficient information exists to support a conclusion.”

Both the Safford police officer and the detention officer have vehemently denied the accusations, and the physical evidence given so far has not supported Sims' claims.

The autopsy report states the cause of death was blunt force trauma to Sims' head, torso and extremities. According to the report, the manner of death remains “unknown” whether it is listed as a homicide.

Surveillance footage from a business across the street shows Sims jumping from a Ford Explorer transit vehicle as it passes the Sunshine Valley Apartments on 20th Street, just south of MGRMC. The detention sergeant then exited through the passenger side door, leaving the door open, and ran toward Sims. The deputy then turned his Ford Explorer around and drove back to protect Mr. Sims from the traffic collision.

Several minutes later, additional officers and Lifeline Ambulance paramedics arrived on the scene and immediately began triaging Sims. It took about eight minutes for paramedics to arrive, stabilize Sims, load him into an ambulance, and transport him to a nearby hospital. She was then taken to Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, where she was declared brain dead. A total of 22 minutes elapsed from the time Sims jumped out of her car to the time she was triaged at the scene and taken to an ambulance, according to time-stamped video footage and photos.

Investigation revealed that Sims switched the child lock on his Ford Explorer to the unlocked position on the rear driver's side door and used shower gel obtained from Lori's bathroom to free himself from the leg restraints, handcuffs, and abdominal chain. It turned out that he had escaped. Establish an advocacy center in Sierra Vista. She was allowed to go to the bathroom alone just before being transported to Graham County. The fact that the officer allowed her to use the restroom was noted by Sanchez's attorney, David Joseph Catanese, who said in his opening statement that Sims' death could have been prevented. Ta.

Catanese criticized the police officer for not looking “directly at” Sims when she went to the bathroom. Especially since Sims was considered a suicide threat and was not allowed to wear casual clothes in prison. It was reportedly in the bathroom that Sims obtained a vial of shower gel that she used to remove the cuffs on his hands and ankles.

Graham County Attorney Darryl Audilette responded to the complaint in September by denying any wrongdoing and blaming Sims for her injuries and death.

“(Graham County and its Sheriff's Office) deny that the deceased, Jorden Sims, was not transported in a safe and reasonable manner. “He was properly restrained in restraints and seat belted in the back seat of the transport vehicle,” the response states. “Jorden Sims chose to break out of his restraints while driving, remove his seat belt, open the car door, and jump out of the car. All these acts by Jorden Sims and Jorden Sims The fault is attributable to the plaintiff.”

The restraints and Sims' shoes were found in the Explorer she left behind. This vehicle was not the police inspector's regular patrol vehicle, but a spare vehicle that had been taken over because the check engine light of a regular patrol vehicle came on.

Sims was declared brain dead on December 27, 2019 at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson. On December 28, 2019, Sims was given an honor walk as is customary for organ donors, and his life support was removed and he passed away. The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating Sims' death and allegations of sexual assault.

The autopsy report said Sims suffered multiple fractures to her skull, two ribs and vertebrae during the incident, as well as a subdural hematoma and contusions. However, the report states that “her external genitalia are that of a normal adult female with no evidence of injury.” There are no lesions on her anus. ”

The report also states that Sims underwent a remote tubal ligation, which means blocking both fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy, and that Sims had “multifocal bilateral simple serous ovarian cysts.” It is also mentioned that he was suffering from illness. A separate toxicology report states that Sims' blood tested negative for all drugs of abuse and various types of alcohol.