{"id":2394537,"date":"2025-01-23T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sealy-mattress-sued-after-man-found-dead-said-he-was-trapped-in-a-dark-place-in-panicked-call-to-brother\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T20:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:10:21","slug":"sealy-mattress-sued-after-man-found-dead-said-he-was-trapped-in-a-dark-place-in-panicked-call-to-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sealy-mattress-sued-after-man-found-dead-said-he-was-trapped-in-a-dark-place-in-panicked-call-to-brother\/","title":{"rendered":"Sealy Mattress Sued After Man Found Dead, Said He Was Trapped in a Dark Place in Panicked Call to Brother"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsealy-mattress-sued-after-man-found-dead-said-he-was-trapped-in-a-dark-place-in-panicked-call-to-brother%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394537&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh family of Joshua Armour, a\u200b 27-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pair-of-spring-breakers-in-fla-charged-over-suspected-rape-of-woman-found-dead-in-hotel-room\/\" title=\"Pair of spring breakers in Fla. charged over suspected rape of woman found dead in hotel room\">man found dead<\/a> in\u2063 a locked \u200dtrailer\u200c at a Sealy \u2064Mattress facility in georgia, has filed a\u200c negligence lawsuit against the company. The incident began when Armour, who was experiencing \u2063a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health crisis<\/a>,\u2064 went missing in October. His family \u200dtracked his\u2064 location to the facility, but when\u2062 they reported it, employees locked \u2064the trailers without checking for him. A\u200d week later,Armour\u200d was discovered dead\u200c inside one of the trailers,which lawyers suggest could have\u2062 been excessively hot\u2014over 100 degrees\u2014given the weather \u2064that week. Tempur Sealy International expressed \u2064their condolences and stated they are cooperating with the ongoing \u2063investigation. The family seeks answers \u200dand\u2062 accountability for the \u2062tragedy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The family of a man who was found dead inside a Sealy Mattress trailer has filed a negligence lawsuit against the firm, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/rockdale-county\/man-found-dead-trailer-mattresses-called-his-brother-panicking-his-final-moments\/JW23WBPE6JEUJAMWXMI4HMXL2Q\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSB-TV<\/a> in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Jasmin Jennings, the fianc&eacute;e of deceased 27-year-old Joshua Armour, filed the lawsuit on Jan. 16, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/georgia-mans-loved-ones-sue-sealy-mattress-company-after-died-inside-locked-trailer-facility-lawsuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just want answers as to how this could have happened,&rdquo; Jennings said.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy began to unfold in October, when Armour disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>His family eventually tracked his cell phone location to a Sealy Mattress facility in Conyers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/state-georgia-halts-poultry-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia<\/a>, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>But when the family notified a facility supervisor about Armour&rsquo;s location on the property, employees were instructed to lock all the trailers due to an unknown person being on the premises, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/georgia-sealy-mattress-death-lawsuit-a9e83ff103af559a7071674ccef232f1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Armour&rsquo;s brother and sister said that they were told to leave the property, and that they weren&rsquo;t allowed to search the area.<\/p>\n<p>A week later, Armour was found dead inside one of the locked trailers, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Logically, what it seemed like Sealy did in response to that information of an unidentified person being there, is they chose to act to protect the property in those trailers, and they did not see if someone was in the trailer, so they locked Josh in those trailers,&rdquo; attorney Mark Johnson said, according to WSB-TV.<\/p>\n<p>Family lawyers said the facility had surveillance footage of a man walking onto the property around the time of Armour&rsquo;s disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings said her fianc&eacute; was in the midst of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woman-forces-police-act-mental-health-episode-leaves-800-homes-without-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mental health crisis<\/a> when he wandered onto the property.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He called his brother Joe screaming. He was in a panic saying he was trapped. He didn&rsquo;t know where he was,&rdquo; Jennings told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Armour reportedly told his brother he was in a dark place.<\/p>\n<p>While Armour&rsquo;s cause of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">death hasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t yet been disclosed, lawyers said it might have been related to the high temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Weather that week in Atlanta was in the eighties and a simple Google search will tell you that the temperature in that trailer was well over 100 degrees. What Josh experienced in the trailer before he died was unimaginable,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>Tempur Sealy International issued a statement about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are saddened by this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-make-tragic-announcement-four-teens-die-camping-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tragic incident<\/a> and our deepest sympathies are with the victim&rsquo;s family and loved ones,&rdquo; said Erin Grant, Head of Public Relations at Communications for Tempur Sealy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have been conducting a thorough investigation to understand all the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident and have fully cooperated with local authorities. 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Jasmin Jennings, the fianc\u00e9e of 27-year-old Joshua Armour, filed the suit on January 16, seeking clarity on how this tragedy occurred<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2394538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mattress.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49118,4585,43352,49117,49116],"class_list":["post-2394537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dark-place","tag-lawsuit","tag-man-found-dead","tag-panicked-call","tag-sealy-mattress"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mattress.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394537"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394541,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394537\/revisions\/2394541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}