Deaths in Custody
Died in custody

Joshua Schmitt

Douglas County, Nebraska

Joshua Schmitt died while in custody in Douglas County, Nebraska. According to a WOWT report published March 11, 2022, a grand jury reviewed his death along with 16 other in-custody deaths in the county and returned no true bill in any of them. The report lists him among those 17 cases.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

News report