Daniel Davis
Daniel Lamont Davis, 38, was injured in a fight with another person held in a housing unit at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail on Saturday, August 4, 2018. The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office said jail staff and deputies gave him first aid before he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died that evening. The sheriff's office described the incident as an altercation and did not say whether the death is being treated as a homicide. South Salt Lake police are investigating, and the other man's name has been withheld pending a review by the district attorney's office.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office and South Salt Lake police say he was injured in a fight with another inmate and died at a hospital; the other inmate, who has been charged with murder according to charging documents, was not named by officials.
Reported by: Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); South Salt Lake City Police Department (outside investigators); charging documents.
News reports (6)
- Inmate dies after 'fist fibht' with another prisoner at Salt Lake County Jail
- Inmate killed in ‘altercation’ at Salt Lake County jail
- Police investigating after inmate death at Salt Lake Metro Jail
- Inmate killed in fight at Salt Lake County Jail
- Police: Salt Lake County Jail Inmate Dies After Fist Fight
- Man accused of punching inmate to death at Salt Lake County jail