David Staples
David Staples died on March 10, 2023, while held at the Washington County Purgatory Correctional Facility in Hurricane, Utah. According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to a report of a cardiac arrest, and he was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office said its preliminary investigation points to suicide, but that the investigation and the medical examiner's findings are still pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Washington County Sheriff's Office said the preliminary investigation points to suicide, with the medical examiner's findings pending.
Reported by: Washington County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.