Morris County has paid $2 million to settle a wrongful death suit filed on behalf of an incarcerated man who died after guards failed to obtain treatment for his heart condition.

Charles Petrock Jr., 42, was found dead in the Morris County Jail in 2015 after he was arrested for driving with a suspended license. A suit by his estate alleged jail personnel failed to make regular checks on him after being given notice at intake that he suffered from an enlarged heart and congestive heart failure.

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