As the Police Chief in August 2020, Freddy Norton was named in a federal lawsuit for allegedly showing deliberate indifference to the medical needs of inmate John Wayne Snider. Despite Snider’s severe withdrawal symptoms and paramedics’ recommendations for hospital care, Norton and Officer Nathan Johnson reportedly did not provide the necessary medical attention, leading to Snider’s death in the city jail. The lawsuit asserts that this neglect was a direct cause of Snider’s death. ([cbs42.com](https://www.cbs42.com/digital-exclusive/fatally-fined-paramedics-recommended-a-hospital-a-lawsuit-says-he-died-in-an-alabama-jail-instead/?utm_source=openai))
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