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William Carringer

35 years old · died November 13, 2025 · Bannock County Detention Center, Bannock County, Idaho

William Carringer, 35, of Pocatello, died at the Bannock County Jail on November 13, 2025. During morning safety checks, he was found unresponsive, and paramedics pronounced him dead. Bannock County Sheriff Tony Manu said he believes Carringer died of an overdose and that drugs were likely smuggled into the jail. The coroner has taken the body for autopsy, and the cause and manner of death await toxicology results, while internal and multi-county sheriff's investigations have been launched.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Sheriff Tony Manu says he believes William Carringer died of an overdose after drugs were likely smuggled into the jail, while toxicology results are pending.

Reported by: Bannock County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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