John Everitt
John Everitt, 46, was a devoted father who opened his family home in Hillyard to neighborhood kids, taking them to movies and Silverwood, according to family and friends. He was held at the Spokane County Jail for about three days, and on May 4, 2015, jail staff found him hanging from his bunk with a bedsheet; he was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later. Jail officials said he had been moved to a regular cell shortly before his death and that the footage did not show the inside of the cell. His family says they are left wondering how someone on suicide watch could kill himself.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Jail officials say he hanged himself from his bunk and that footage did not show inside the cell, while his family says they are left wondering how someone on suicide watch could kill himself.
Reported by: Spokane County Jail officials (the agency that held him); his family.