Died in jail or a lockup
Chad Vincent Gardner
Chad Vincent Gardner, 19, was a former honor student at Coeur d'Alene High School, according to the Spokesman-Review. He died on November 2, 2012, while held at the Nez Perce County Jail in Lewiston, Idaho, where he had been moved because of overcrowding at a jail in Coeur d'Alene. A news report described his death as a suicide, but Idaho State Police, which identified him, said the cause and manner remained under investigation pending an autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A news report says Gardner died by suicide, while Idaho State Police said the cause was under investigation pending an autopsy.
Reported by: news report; Idaho State Police (outside investigators).