Crime & Safety
Inmate With Health Problems Dies After More Than Year In Jail
A Tampa man held in the Pinellas County Jail for more than a year for a probation violation died due to ongoing health problems.
CLEARWATER, FL — A Tampa man who'd been held in the Pinellas County Jail for more than a year for a probation violation has died in hospice care as a result of ongoing pre-existing health problems.
Mark Leon Dishman, 58, of the 6400 block of Rosewood Drive, Tampa, was booked into the Pinellas County Jail Dec. 20, 2018.
On Oct. 8, Dishman was transferred to a local hospital to treat an ongoing pre-existing health condition. He was transferred to hospice care on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and died on Thursday at 2:48 a.m. at Mid Pinellas Care Center.
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The medical examiner's office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
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