Family members say inmate wasn't given proper medical treatment

DALTON - Family members of a Whitfield County jail inmate who got sick and died say he did not receive proper medical treatment. <br> <br> The jail supervisor says the jailers responded properly. <br> <br> An autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday to reveal whether Frederick Eugene Collins died of natural causes, Coroner Bobbie Dixon said. <br> <br> Collins died Tuesday morning at Hamilton Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., after being sick for a few days. He had been at the jail since Nov. 11 on charges of simple battery and probation violation. <br> <br> Peggy Haynes, Collins&#39; sister, said he died of a bacterial staph infection. <br> <br> Collins complained of chest discomfort and congestion on Thursday and was given medication by county health department personnel, said Lt. Jim Quarles, supervisor of the jail. <br> <br> On Sunday, Collins complained again, and the shift supervisor sent him to a clinic, Quarles said. He was treated and sent to Hamilton Medical Center at about 6 p.m. Life support was removed early Tuesday. <br> <br> ``It&#39;s just neglect that they let him stay there sick so long,&#39;&#39; said Collins&#39; wife, Della. <br> <br> ``Where is the neglect?&#39;&#39; Quarles said. ``When he complained, he was treated, first by the health department, then by MedNow and the hospital. I feel like our people have covered all the bases and have given him the necessary attention.&#39;&#39;