Brett Huber Jr.
Brett Huber Jr., 25, graduated from Spearfish High School in South Dakota in 2010 and later worked in Alaska's government, first as a page in the Alaska Senate and then as a legislative aide, and afterward for Sen. Dan Sullivan in Washington, D.C., according to his obituary. He was found not breathing in his cell at the Todd County Jail in Minnesota on June 9, 2017, and was taken to Long Prairie Hospital before being airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital, where he died on June 11. One record lists suicide as the cause, citing a news report, but the Alexandria Echo Press reported that the incident at the jail was under investigation and gave no cause of death. The manner of death is recorded as pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A news report says Brett Huber Jr. died by suicide at the Todd County Jail, though the second account lists his cause as pending and under investigation.
Reported by: news report.