Jan. 6 Detainee at Risk of Dying From Lack of Medical Care, Attorney Says

A defendant being held in Virginia in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol is extremely ill and at risk of dying because the jail refuses to provide proper medical care and a special diet for his celiac disease, New York attorney Joseph McBride alleges.

Christopher J. Quaglin's case is the most recent in a series of allegations that Jan. 6 defendants have been beaten, tortured, and denied food and proper medical care while in federal custody.

McBride said the jail hasn't provided the gluten-free diet that Quaglin needs to survive, and exposed him to inmates and guards with coronavirus that caused him to develop COVID-19.

McBride sent a certified letter on Dec. 31, 2021, to Ronald Jett, vice chairman of the Northern Neck Regional Jail Board, alleging that Quaglin's civil rights are being violated.

"Regardless of Mr. McBride's fictitious assertions, inmate Quaglin is and has been receiving the appropriate dietitian designed diet consistent with his specific dietary requirements and the appropriate level of medical services consistent with his diagnosis," Hull told The Epoch Times.

In a Dec. 30, 2021, email, McBride made a legal demand that Quaglin be moved to a hospital for emergency care and be given a celiac-safe diet.

A Dec. 30, 2021, email reply from Hull called McBride's demands "Pointless" and said Quaglin's needs "Are being addressed." He said Quaglin "Is just another inmate and he will receive exactly what every other inmate receives. Which is exactly what he is supposed to nothing more, nothing less."

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