Jerry Spicer
Jerry Spicer, 63, had lived at the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island, Washington, since 2005. The Department of Social and Health Services said that during an altercation in the facility cafeteria, another resident pushed him, and he fell and suffered a serious head wound. The agency said bad weather delayed his removal from the island, and he was taken by ferry to Madigan Army Medical Center in critical condition, where he later died. The Washington State Patrol is investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services says another resident pushed him in the facility cafeteria, and he fell and suffered a serious head wound; the Washington State Patrol is investigating.
Reported by: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (the agency that held him); Washington State Patrol (outside investigators).