Robert A. Taitch
Robert A. Taitch, 33, died on December 6, 2019, after he climbed a guardrail in the Spokane County Jail and jumped headfirst onto a concrete floor about 13 feet below. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office said the death appears to be a suicide and that staff tried to save him, but he died at the scene. Jail director Mike Sparber said Taitch was not on suicide watch and was housed on the second floor. The sheriff's office said it is investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office said Taitch apparently jumped headfirst from a guardrail onto a concrete floor 13 feet below, and jail director Mike Sparber said he was not on suicide watch.
Reported by: Spokane County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.