Died in jail or a lockup
Leon Laverdure
Leon Laverdure, 51, died on June 29, 2024, at the Cascade County Detention Center, where he had been held for about three days. Sgt. Pat McDuffie of the Lewis and Clark Sheriff's Office said the death was ruled a suicide. State criminal investigators are taking over the case, and the sheriff's office plans an internal review.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sgt. Pat McDuffie of the Lewis and Clark Sheriff's Office said the death was ruled a suicide, and state criminal investigators are taking over the case.
Reported by: Lewis and Clark Sheriff's Office (Sgt. Pat McDuffie) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.