Name not reported
A man died on the evening of March 28, 2026, at the Lewis and Clark County Detention Center in Helena, Montana. Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton said officials are treating the death as a potential suicide, and the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating. According to the sheriff, a detention officer found him sitting upright against his cell door during a check and got no response. Staff, ambulance and fire crews were unable to revive him. His name had not been released as of the report, pending notification of his next of kin.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Sheriff Leo Dutton says officials are treating the death as a potential suicide while the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation investigates.
Reported by: Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.