Died in jail or a lockup
Daniel Bush
Daniel Bush was held at the Cowlitz County Jail in Washington from January 13, 2014, until he died there on January 20. Court documents filed by his attorney, Nathan Roberts, list pneumonia as the cause of death. Roberts says Bush was detoxing, as other people who died at the jail had been. His parents have filed a lawsuit against the county.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). Attorney Nathan Roberts, in court filings for his parents' lawsuit, says Daniel was detoxing without treatment and died of pneumonia.
Reported by: his parents' lawsuit, filed by attorney Nathan Roberts (family or their lawyers).