Jail staff served toothless man chicken instead of required 'soft diet,' then watched him choke to death, ignored 'frantic pleas' from inmates to save him: Lawsuit

Jail staff ignored toothless man's 'soft diet' request, then he choked on chicken: Lawsuit

A Tennessee man with no teeth choked to death on a piece of chicken that jail staff gave him instead of the "soft diet" he was required to have, a lawsuit says. The jailers allegedly watched him die.