Died in jail or a lockup
John Kivela
John Kivela was a Democratic state representative from Michigan's Upper Peninsula who was serving his third and final term in the 109th House District and had recently announced plans to run for the State Senate. Tributes from both sides of the aisle followed word of his death. He had been released on bond from a county jail earlier that day, and he was found dead at a home in Lansing on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Governor Rick Snyder said Kivela apparently took his own life, and the official manner of death awaits an autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Governor Rick Snyder said Kivela apparently took his own life, and the official manner of death awaits an autopsy.
Reported by: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.