Nathan Rosas
Nathan Rosas was 28. His parents, Sean and Michelle Rosas, said they noticed a change in him after he left the Navy, and because they lived out of state they could not reach him before he died. He was held at the Washington County Jail in West Bend, Wisconsin, where the sheriff's office said he fell from a top-tier railing in the adult pod. He was taken to Froedtert Medical Center in Wauwatosa, placed on life support, and died there on October 7, 2025. His parents' federal wrongful death lawsuit against the county and jail staff says that staff ignored warnings about his mental health, did not follow department policies, and took him off suicide watch a week before his death, and the sheriff's office says an independent investigation led by the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office is ongoing.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The Washington County Sheriff's Office says he was seriously injured in a fall from a top-tier railing and has left the manner pending an independent investigation, while his parents' federal lawsuit says he died by suicide after jail staff ignored warnings about his mental health and took him off suicide watch a week before his death.
Reported by: Washington County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); his parents, Sean and Michelle Rosas, in a federal lawsuit against Washington County (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His parents, Sean and Michelle Rosas, filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against Washington County and jail staff over his death, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.