Arkansas' 'Biggest Loser' Inmate Files Suit Against County Stating He Is Starving

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Broderick Lloyd Laswell has been accused, along with a co-defendant, of fatally beating and stabbing a man, before setting his home on fire. He has been held for eight months in the Benton County Jail awaiting trial.

Seems Broderick isn't too happy with the meals he is being served while incarcerated. Benton County has been serving inmates cold meals for years, something which doesn't set well with this young man.

He has filed a civil suit against the county claiming that he is being starved. He says that he becomes light-headed and is losing an approximate 1/2 pound per day. He also states that the portion sizes of the meals he is given vary widely from tray to tray and that within one hour of eating his stomach starts to churn and growl and he "feels hungry again."

On several occasions he attempted to do some exercise but as a result of his minute food supply the physical act of exercise left him dizzy and blurred his vision. He said he felt as though he were going to pass out.

"If we are in a small pod all day, do next to nothing for physical exercise, we should not lose weight," he says. "The only reason we lost weight in here is because we are literally are being starved to death."

Benton County has responded by informing the public that inmates are served an average of 3,000 calories a day, which by all accounts should be sufficient to sustain life and would not result in your average person "starving."

I'm not sure who actually took this case to court on behalf of Mr. Laswell. I think the county is actually doing this guy a favor.......I mean, seriously, does he think weighing 413 lbs. is a good thing, and that he is now a mere waif at 308?

Yea, he is Arkansas' "Biggest Loser" - in more ways than one!

Give me a break.