Tristen Nebrae Jordan
Tristen Nebrae Jordan, a 25-year-old former Marine who served in Iraq, was found unconscious in his cell at the Spokane County Jail early on a Sunday morning in September 2011. Friends say he had post-traumatic stress disorder and describe him as a kind and loving person, and his family has said they are terribly saddened and want to understand what happened. Jail staff reported no signs of trauma, and his cellmate said he had last seen him moving about 4:30 a.m. The Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office was awaiting toxicology results to determine the cause and manner of death, and his lawyer and friends said they did not expect him to take his own life.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office is awaiting toxicology reports to determine the cause and manner of death, and jail staff found no signs of trauma.
Reported by: Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Spokane County Jail staff (the agency that held him).