Michael Linton Jr.
Michael Linton Jr., 35, of Middletown, was held at the Middletown jail in Ohio when he died in August 2015. His mother, Teresa Brooks, said she believed he took his own life but that he had never talked about suicide, and he was a single father to a 10-year-old son. The Butler County Coroner ruled his death a suicide by hanging, and Middletown police said he hanged himself with a bed sheet within a two-minute window while three corrections officers were watching on camera. Sources differ on the timing: one says he was found alone in his cell about 3 p.m. on August 10, 2015, and jail officials said suspicious activity was not suspected at the time.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Butler County Coroner ruled it a suicide by hanging, police say he hanged himself with a bed sheet, and his mother, Teresa Brooks, said she believed he took his own life.
Reported by: Butler County Coroner (medical examiner or coroner); Middletown Police Chief Rodney Muterspaw (the agency that held him); Teresa Brooks, his mother (family or their lawyers).