Alan Bradley Halloway
Alan Bradley Halloway, 41, of Traverse City, died by hanging in his cell at the Grand Traverse County Jail in July 2017, while he was held there awaiting a court hearing on his bond. The county prosecutor said the death was a suicide. A county investigation found missed cell checks and other inadequacies by corrections staff, and two officers left the department after the death. His family's attorneys alleged the county was negligent, and the county and the family have since reached a settlement, with the amount undisclosed and awaiting probate court approval.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). An investigation found missed cell checks and other inadequacies by corrections staff, and the family's attorneys allege the county was negligent, while the prosecutor asked for a special prosecutor citing possible bias.
Reported by: Grand Traverse County investigative probe (outside investigators); Grand Traverse County Prosecuting Attorney Bob Cooney (the agency that held him); Halloway's family's attorneys (family or their lawyers); Nathan Payne, editor of the Traverse City Record Eagle (reporters).
Lawsuit: His family sued Grand Traverse County over his 2017 death in the county jail, and the county reached a settlement with the family whose amount was undisclosed and still awaited probate court approval.