Manchester man who filed $25M lawsuit after he was paralyzed in custody dies

Fern Ornelas, a Manchester man who sued the city and county after he was paralyzed six years ago, has died.

His attorney, David P. Angueira, said Saturday that Ornelas, 60, died in a Dover hospital, where he was being treated for complications from recent surgery.

Angueira said the cause of death was still being investigated. But he said he believed Ornelas’ death Friday morning was connected to the injuries he sustained in 2013 while he was at Elliot Hospital and the Valley Street jail.

In 2014, Ornelas filed a $25 million lawsuit against the hospital, the county jail, the police department, and several people who worked for the jail and the hospital. The suit alleged he was paralyzed because he did not get proper medical care.

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