Inmate died of Effexor/Nortriptyline Overdose

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Paper: Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY)

Title: Report: Inmate died of overdose

Author: Bryon Ackerman

Date: December 27, 2006

Section: Local

Page: 1B

Family considers legal actionBy BRYON ACKERMAN

Observer-Dispatch

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HERKIMER- Authorities are asking experts to analyze a toxicology report that

indicates a Herkimer County jail inmate died six months ago of an overdose of

prescription drugs.

Meanwhile, an attorney for the man's brother is arguing the report demonstrates

a failure on the part of the jail to respond to the inmate's evident health

problems. And further review is forthcoming from both state police and the state

Commission of Correction, which looks into such cases at county jails.

K. DiCamillo, jailed on a charge of resisting arrest, was found

unresponsive June 30 and taken to Little Falls Hospital, where he was pronounced

dead by Coroner Moser. DiCamillo was 38.

A toxicology report showed the cause of death to be cardiac arrhythmia- heart

failure -- caused by an overdose on prescribed morphine and extremely high

amounts of two other prescribed antidepressant drugs called venlafaxine and

nortriptyline.

State police are contacting doctors for interpretation of the toxicology report,

Reece Treen of the state police's Bureau of Criminal Investigation said.

There has been no indication of criminal wrongdoing or accidental wrongdoing,

Treen said.

Sheriff Farber said he hasn't seen the toxicology results and is

withholding any comment until he sees what the state police's investigation

determines.

The original autopsy in July found no cause of death, and a toxicology

examination was ordered.

An attorney expressed concerns that jail officials should have noticed DiCamillo

was having health difficulties.

In the days preceding his death, DiCamillo showed signs of serious and severe

medical problems that were basically ignored, said Elmer Keach III, the

lawyer representing DiCamillo's brother .

DiCamillo had been listless, stumbling and drooling for days, Keach said.

An application is pending in Herkimer County Surrogate Court for to be

named administrator of the estate and thus be able to sue on behalf of

DiCamillo, Keach said.

" This young man's death was completely preventable, " Keach said. " Even a modicum

of caring and compassion by the Herkimer County Sheriff's Department would have

spared this man from dying. "

said he has trouble describing in words how his brother's death affects

him.

" To have him here one day and gone the next from something that definitely could

have been prevented, it puts a lot of anger and tears in my eyes, " said.

The case is also being looked into by the state Commission of Correction, the

commission's Deputy Director of Operations Nadler said.

The commission will look at such things as the circumstances of the death and

the toxicology results, Nadler said.

DiCamillo was a 1986 graduate of St. sville High School and graduated from

Herkimer County Community College in 1999. He is the son of DiCamillo of

Texas and the late Cheryl Blasting.

Author: Bryon Ackerman

Section: Local

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Paper: Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY)

Title: Report: Inmate died of overdose

Author: Bryon Ackerman

Date: December 27, 2006

Section: Local

Page: 1B

Family considers legal actionBy BRYON ACKERMAN

Observer-Dispatch

backerman@...

HERKIMER- Authorities are asking experts to analyze a toxicology report that

indicates a Herkimer County jail inmate died six months ago of an overdose of

prescription drugs.

Meanwhile, an attorney for the man's brother is arguing the report demonstrates

a failure on the part of the jail to respond to the inmate's evident health

problems. And further review is forthcoming from both state police and the state

Commission of Correction, which looks into such cases at county jails.

K. DiCamillo, jailed on a charge of resisting arrest, was found

unresponsive June 30 and taken to Little Falls Hospital, where he was pronounced

dead by Coroner Moser. DiCamillo was 38.

A toxicology report showed the cause of death to be cardiac arrhythmia- heart

failure -- caused by an overdose on prescribed morphine and extremely high

amounts of two other prescribed antidepressant drugs called venlafaxine and

nortriptyline.

State police are contacting doctors for interpretation of the toxicology report,

Reece Treen of the state police's Bureau of Criminal Investigation said.

There has been no indication of criminal wrongdoing or accidental wrongdoing,

Treen said.

Sheriff Farber said he hasn't seen the toxicology results and is

withholding any comment until he sees what the state police's investigation

determines.

The original autopsy in July found no cause of death, and a toxicology

examination was ordered.

An attorney expressed concerns that jail officials should have noticed DiCamillo

was having health difficulties.

In the days preceding his death, DiCamillo showed signs of serious and severe

medical problems that were basically ignored, said Elmer Keach III, the

lawyer representing DiCamillo's brother .

DiCamillo had been listless, stumbling and drooling for days, Keach said.

An application is pending in Herkimer County Surrogate Court for to be

named administrator of the estate and thus be able to sue on behalf of

DiCamillo, Keach said.

" This young man's death was completely preventable, " Keach said. " Even a modicum

of caring and compassion by the Herkimer County Sheriff's Department would have

spared this man from dying. "

said he has trouble describing in words how his brother's death affects

him.

" To have him here one day and gone the next from something that definitely could

have been prevented, it puts a lot of anger and tears in my eyes, " said.

The case is also being looked into by the state Commission of Correction, the

commission's Deputy Director of Operations Nadler said.

The commission will look at such things as the circumstances of the death and

the toxicology results, Nadler said.

DiCamillo was a 1986 graduate of St. sville High School and graduated from

Herkimer County Community College in 1999. He is the son of DiCamillo of

Texas and the late Cheryl Blasting.

Author: Bryon Ackerman

Section: Local

Page: 1B

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provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 107 of the US Copyright Law. This

material is distributed without profit.

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Paper: Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY)

Title: Report: Inmate died of overdose

Author: Bryon Ackerman

Date: December 27, 2006

Section: Local

Page: 1B

Family considers legal actionBy BRYON ACKERMAN

Observer-Dispatch

backerman@...

HERKIMER- Authorities are asking experts to analyze a toxicology report that

indicates a Herkimer County jail inmate died six months ago of an overdose of

prescription drugs.

Meanwhile, an attorney for the man's brother is arguing the report demonstrates

a failure on the part of the jail to respond to the inmate's evident health

problems. And further review is forthcoming from both state police and the state

Commission of Correction, which looks into such cases at county jails.

K. DiCamillo, jailed on a charge of resisting arrest, was found

unresponsive June 30 and taken to Little Falls Hospital, where he was pronounced

dead by Coroner Moser. DiCamillo was 38.

A toxicology report showed the cause of death to be cardiac arrhythmia- heart

failure -- caused by an overdose on prescribed morphine and extremely high

amounts of two other prescribed antidepressant drugs called venlafaxine and

nortriptyline.

State police are contacting doctors for interpretation of the toxicology report,

Reece Treen of the state police's Bureau of Criminal Investigation said.

There has been no indication of criminal wrongdoing or accidental wrongdoing,

Treen said.

Sheriff Farber said he hasn't seen the toxicology results and is

withholding any comment until he sees what the state police's investigation

determines.

The original autopsy in July found no cause of death, and a toxicology

examination was ordered.

An attorney expressed concerns that jail officials should have noticed DiCamillo

was having health difficulties.

In the days preceding his death, DiCamillo showed signs of serious and severe

medical problems that were basically ignored, said Elmer Keach III, the

lawyer representing DiCamillo's brother .

DiCamillo had been listless, stumbling and drooling for days, Keach said.

An application is pending in Herkimer County Surrogate Court for to be

named administrator of the estate and thus be able to sue on behalf of

DiCamillo, Keach said.

" This young man's death was completely preventable, " Keach said. " Even a modicum

of caring and compassion by the Herkimer County Sheriff's Department would have

spared this man from dying. "

said he has trouble describing in words how his brother's death affects

him.

" To have him here one day and gone the next from something that definitely could

have been prevented, it puts a lot of anger and tears in my eyes, " said.

The case is also being looked into by the state Commission of Correction, the

commission's Deputy Director of Operations Nadler said.

The commission will look at such things as the circumstances of the death and

the toxicology results, Nadler said.

DiCamillo was a 1986 graduate of St. sville High School and graduated from

Herkimer County Community College in 1999. He is the son of DiCamillo of

Texas and the late Cheryl Blasting.

Author: Bryon Ackerman

Section: Local

Page: 1B

Copyright © Observer-Dispatch. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the

permission of Gannett Co., Inc. by NewsBank, inc.

FAIR USE NOTICE: This may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made

available for educational purposes, to advance understanding of human rights,

democracy, scientific, moral, ethical, and social justice issues, etc. This

transmittal constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as

provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 107 of the US Copyright Law. This

material is distributed without profit.

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Paper: Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY)

Title: Report: Inmate died of overdose

Author: Bryon Ackerman

Date: December 27, 2006

Section: Local

Page: 1B

Family considers legal actionBy BRYON ACKERMAN

Observer-Dispatch

backerman@...

HERKIMER- Authorities are asking experts to analyze a toxicology report that

indicates a Herkimer County jail inmate died six months ago of an overdose of

prescription drugs.

Meanwhile, an attorney for the man's brother is arguing the report demonstrates

a failure on the part of the jail to respond to the inmate's evident health

problems. And further review is forthcoming from both state police and the state

Commission of Correction, which looks into such cases at county jails.

K. DiCamillo, jailed on a charge of resisting arrest, was found

unresponsive June 30 and taken to Little Falls Hospital, where he was pronounced

dead by Coroner Moser. DiCamillo was 38.

A toxicology report showed the cause of death to be cardiac arrhythmia- heart

failure -- caused by an overdose on prescribed morphine and extremely high

amounts of two other prescribed antidepressant drugs called venlafaxine and

nortriptyline.

State police are contacting doctors for interpretation of the toxicology report,

Reece Treen of the state police's Bureau of Criminal Investigation said.

There has been no indication of criminal wrongdoing or accidental wrongdoing,

Treen said.

Sheriff Farber said he hasn't seen the toxicology results and is

withholding any comment until he sees what the state police's investigation

determines.

The original autopsy in July found no cause of death, and a toxicology

examination was ordered.

An attorney expressed concerns that jail officials should have noticed DiCamillo

was having health difficulties.

In the days preceding his death, DiCamillo showed signs of serious and severe

medical problems that were basically ignored, said Elmer Keach III, the

lawyer representing DiCamillo's brother .

DiCamillo had been listless, stumbling and drooling for days, Keach said.

An application is pending in Herkimer County Surrogate Court for to be

named administrator of the estate and thus be able to sue on behalf of

DiCamillo, Keach said.

" This young man's death was completely preventable, " Keach said. " Even a modicum

of caring and compassion by the Herkimer County Sheriff's Department would have

spared this man from dying. "

said he has trouble describing in words how his brother's death affects

him.

" To have him here one day and gone the next from something that definitely could

have been prevented, it puts a lot of anger and tears in my eyes, " said.

The case is also being looked into by the state Commission of Correction, the

commission's Deputy Director of Operations Nadler said.

The commission will look at such things as the circumstances of the death and

the toxicology results, Nadler said.

DiCamillo was a 1986 graduate of St. sville High School and graduated from

Herkimer County Community College in 1999. He is the son of DiCamillo of

Texas and the late Cheryl Blasting.

Author: Bryon Ackerman

Section: Local

Page: 1B

Copyright © Observer-Dispatch. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the

permission of Gannett Co., Inc. by NewsBank, inc.

FAIR USE NOTICE: This may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made

available for educational purposes, to advance understanding of human rights,

democracy, scientific, moral, ethical, and social justice issues, etc. This

transmittal constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as

provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 107 of the US Copyright Law. This

material is distributed without profit.

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