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http://www.buffalonews.com/city-reg...of-erie-county-holding-center-inmate-20160226
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The lawyer said he sent a letter to Sheriff Timothy B. Howard insisting that he preserve relevant evidence, such as any surveillance camera footage that recorded Cummings final days, including the moments when she is said to have banged her head against a wall.
Cummings, described as a typically calm person, was arrested 26 days ago after a series of rash acts brought on, in part, her family said, by the synthetic marijuana known as K2. It can trigger hallucinations, agitation and violent behavior.
She was freaked, screaming, Help me, help me,  Pintabona said, describing her outbursts as totally out of character. She was anxious and panicked.
She also was moving in fits and starts. In one moment, she prayed with a neighbor. In the next, she hijacked a car.
She punched the driver and dragged him out of his Ford Taurus, according to Lackawanna police. She then led officers on a chase that ended after her car struck three vehicles and a school bus.
she argued with the medical staff and was denied treatment. Then she punched a jail deputy returning her to her cell. The female deputy keeled over with a concussion as several deputies were called to subdue her.
Less is known about Cummings confinement over the next two weeks. Jail protocols suggest she could have been placed in a unit for mentally ill or emotionally disturbed inmates. Sheriffs officials wont say where she was housed.
At the hospital, family members learned that Cummings had blood clots that threatened the viability of one of her legs, and ribs that had been broken, perhaps by efforts to revive her using CPR.