Forrest Kreider
Forrest Kreider, 33, loved nature, and his family remembers him dreaming of a piece of land where he could live off the grid. He died in May 2024 in a locked shower stall at the Charleston jail, where he was being held, and the death has been described as a suicide. Weeks before his death he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. A lawsuit says he had agreed to take prescribed medication but did not receive it before he was found. His ashes were later scattered along a Michigan hiking trail, as he had wished.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). His family's lawsuit says jail staff withheld his prescribed medication for bipolar disorder before he was found dead in a locked shower stall.
Reported by: his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued over his death in the Charleston jail, and no settlement or award amount was reported.