Colin Conner
Colin Conner, 32, struggled with substance misuse. According to the summary of the reporting, he was released alone from the Salt Lake County jail at 5 a.m. on a Saturday in 2024, even though a judge had ordered his release to a treatment facility with an open bed. Six days later he was found dead of an apparent overdose at a construction site in Salt Lake City. His father has sued the county, alleging that the jail ignores court orders to release people to residential treatment, and the county has declined to comment because the litigation is pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). Colin Conner's father's lawsuit alleges the Salt Lake County jail released him alone at 5 a.m. despite a judge's order to send him to a treatment bed, and that the jail ignores such orders; the county declined to comment because the litigation is pending.
Reported by: apparent overdose finding in the accounts (no named source); his father's lawsuit against Salt Lake County (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His father sued Salt Lake County over his death, alleging the jail ignores court orders to release inmates to residential treatment, and the litigation was pending with no amount reported.