Cash Nelson
Cash Nelson, 23, died on July 15, 2024, in his cell at the Yellowstone County Detention Facility in Billings, Montana. The Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office said detention officers found him unresponsive shortly before 11:00 pm and called for medical help, but attempts to revive him failed. The sheriff's office describes the death as an apparent suicide, and says the Detective Division and the Coroner's Division are investigating, with a coroner's inquest to be scheduled. One account says he was the only occupant of the cell and that a piece of cloth was found around his neck.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office describes the death as an apparent suicide, with the Coroner's Division investigating and a coroner's inquest to be scheduled.
Reported by: Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Yellowstone County Coroner's Division (medical examiner or coroner).