The mother of a young woman who died by suicide in the Duchesne County Jail in 2016 is suing the county, the sheriff and two medical professionals there, accusing them of improperly denying the woman medication to treat her mental illness.
A lawyer for Melany Zoumadakis, acting as representative of her daughter Tanna Jo Fillmore’s estate, filed the lawsuit Friday in the Eighth Judicial District Court in Duchesne County. The suit names as defendants Duchesne County, Sheriff David L. Boren, Dr. Kennon C. Tubbs and his medical practice, and Jana Clyde, a licensed practical nurse.
Fillmore, 25, died on Nov.