Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services

Little Rock, AR: (Mar-20-07) Leroy Johnson, 41, died on April 24, 2006, at the Alexander Human Development Center in Saline County, where he was a resident. Johnson was disabled and had been in state care since he was a child. He was mentally retarded and suffered from coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, and an enlarged heart. Following his death, his family filed a claim with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), alleging wrongful death, maltreatment, battery, assault and negligence. Johnson died after a struggle with employees at the Alexander Human Development Center, after becoming upset after learning that a fishing trip for the facility's residents had been postponed. In a settlement reached with the DHHS, the state of Arkansas agreed to pay the family $150,000, but did not admit to any wrongdoing. [ARKANSAS NEWS: DISABLED DEATH]

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Published on Mar-22-07