Jeffrey D. Nottestad
Jeffrey D. Nottestad, 57, of Hixton, died on February 4, 2020, while held at the La Crosse County Jail in La Crosse, Wisconsin. According to the La Crosse County Sheriff's Office, he was found unresponsive in his cell that morning. The sheriff's office asked the La Crosse Police Department to conduct an independent investigation, and the medical examiner has not released a cause of death while an autopsy is pending. One earlier report listed natural causes, but that has not been confirmed by the medical examiner.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The news report lists the cause as natural causes, while the sheriff's office says the death is pending an autopsy and an independent police investigation.
Reported by: news report; La Crosse County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).