Roger Lee Wells
Roger Lee Wells, 64, of Great Falls, died in 2018 while in custody at the Cascade County Detention Center. The Great Falls Tribune reported that he was pronounced dead in the emergency room at Benefis Health System early on March 10, 2018. The Fergus County coroner's release gave no cause of death, and the investigation was ongoing. Another account says he had been sleeping on the floor of an overcrowded medical cell and suffered multiple seizures after his requests for medication were ignored; the jail did not respond to requests for comment.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). News reporting says Roger had multiple seizures after his requests for his medication were ignored in an overcrowded medical cell, and the jail did not respond to requests for comment.
Reported by: reporters.