64-year-old man in Fort Worth prison dies from COVID complications, authorities say
A 64-year-old inmate at the Federal Medical Center prison in Fort Worth has died from COVID-19 complications, authorities said Thursday.
Rowland Sudbeck was serving a 46-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in the District of Nebraska. Sudbeck had been in custody in Fort Worth since early September.
The 64-year-old tested positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 21 and was “immediately placed in medical isolation,” a news release from the Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Prisons said. By early October, he was “converted to a status of recovered, following the completion of medical isolation and presenting with no symptoms.”
Sudbeck was later evaluated for symptoms of a stroke on Dec. 4 and brought to a local hospital for additional treatment. His condition improved, according to the news release, and he was brought back to the prison on Dec. 10. Just three days later, Sudbeck was pronounced dead by onsite medical staff.
Sudbeck had pre-existing medical conditions, “which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists as risk factors for developing more severe COVID-19 disease,” the news release said.
