DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The family of U.S. Army veteran Private Christon Collins has filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, claiming jail staff allowed him to lie on the floor for more than three hours after overdosing on fentanyl inside the county detention center.

What we know:

The lawsuit was announced Tuesday, on what would have been Collins’ 29th birthday. It came the same day the inmate accused of providing Collins the drugs, identified as Tobias Woods, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

What they're saying:

"They are seeking full justice, full accountability," attorney Ben Crump said.

Crump said surveillance video shows Collins collapsed after taking fentanyl inside the jail in March 2024 and did not receive medica

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