Spencer Wirth
Spencer Wirth, 26, was held on the medical floor of the Spokane County jail in Washington, where he collapsed in his cell on December 4, 2023. His mother, Jennifer Otieno Owino, and his minor child filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the county, the jail's medical contractor NaphCare, a hospital and two deputies. The family alleges that warning signs of a pulmonary embolism were missed and that a cell alarm and welfare checks did not work, and the defendants have not been found liable. He died at the hospital after being taken back there, of a pulmonary embolism that led to circulatory and respiratory failure.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). His estate and mother's federal wrongful death lawsuit says a pulmonary embolism was missed, and that a cell alarm and welfare checks failed.
Reported by: his estate and family, through a federal wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His estate and mother sued Spokane County, the jail's medical contractor NaphCare, a hospital and two deputies over his death, and the defendants have not been found liable.