Daniel Scheihing
Daniel Scheihing, 70, died on January 3, 2020, after he was found unconscious in his cell at the Yellowstone County jail in Billings, Montana, during a security check. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Sheriff Mike Linder said the manner of death is suspected to be suicide, and the sheriff's office said the medical examiner had determined suicide as the cause. Sheriff's detectives are continuing to investigate, and an autopsy is pending. One report gives a different day for the discovery, December 30, 2019, though the other accounts say it was early Friday, January 3.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sheriff Mike Linder said the medical examiner determined the cause of death was suicide and there was no evidence of foul play.
Reported by: Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Yellowstone County medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner).