Ian David Lockhart
Ian David Lockhart died by suicide by hanging at the Eagle County jail on April 13, 2023, according to a lawsuit brought by his father. The lawsuit says he repeatedly told staff and medical personnel that he wanted to die. It says a doctor with Your Hope Center recommended hospitalization, but the jail administrator rejected that request. A federal judge dismissed the claims against the medical contractor and its employees in a March 5 order, and his father's separate suit against the sheriff and officers continues.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). His father's lawsuit says staff and medical personnel knew he repeatedly said he wanted to die, a doctor with Your Hope Center recommended hospitalization, and the jail administrator rejected that request.
Reported by: his father's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His father filed a federal lawsuit over his death at the Eagle County jail, and a judge dismissed the claims against the medical contractor and its employees in a March 5 order, with the suit against the sheriff and officers proceeding separately.