Daniel Keith Ross
Daniel Keith Ross died in 2019 at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital after a suicide attempt while he was held at the Gallatin County Detention Center in Montana. His family has sued Gallatin County and the detention center for wrongful death. The lawsuit says Ross repeatedly said he intended to hang himself with bed sheets in his cell, and that staff assessed his suicide risk but did not place him on suicide watch or close supervision. The county attorney said the county had not yet been served with the complaint.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The family's wrongful death lawsuit says Ross repeatedly said he would hang himself and that staff assessed his suicide risk but did not place him on suicide watch or close supervision, while the county attorney said the county had not yet been served with the complaint.
Reported by: his family's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Gallatin County and the Gallatin County Detention Center for wrongful death; the county attorney said the county had not yet been served with the complaint, and no settlement or award is reported.