Milo Warnock
Milo Warnock, 45, was held at the Idaho State Correctional Center in Kuna when he died on December 10, 2023. Family describe him as a caring, cheerful person who liked to help others, worked as a sheet metal worker, loved cycling, and was a father to his son Mason. The Idaho Department of Correction and the coroner reported that he died of massive blunt force trauma after an assault in his cell by another person held there, and court documents say that cellmate has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. His family says he had asked repeatedly to be moved and had been kept in his cell most of the day, and has filed a notice of wrongful-death claim against the state and its health care contractor, alleging negligence.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). The Idaho Department of Correction and the coroner say another prisoner beat him to death, and his family says he repeatedly asked to be moved and alleges the state and its contractor were negligent.
Reported by: Idaho Department of Correction (the agency that held him); coroner; Ada County Prosecutor's Office (outside investigators); Ada County grand jury (court).
Lawsuit: His family filed a notice of wrongful-death claim against the State of Idaho and its health care contractor, alleging negligence and indifference, but no amount has been reported.