Father speaks out after son, Utah Army Veteran's jail suicide

Father of man found dead in jail cell speaks out
Associated Press
June 20, 2013

OGDEN, UTAH — The father of a Utah Army veteran recently found hanging dead in his jail cell says the jail failed to protect his son.

Michael Stewart told Weber County commissioners Tuesday that jail officials ignored his son and his complaints about conditions, The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reported.

Matthew David Stewart, 39, was found hanging from a bed sheet May 24 during a routine cell check.

Matthew Stewart was accused of killing an officer and wounding five others when a narcotics strike team descended on his Ogden home during a January 2012 raid that netted 13 marijuana plants. He could have faced the death penalty if convicted of aggravated murder.

“They failed to treat my son like he was innocent until proven guilty,” Michael Stewart said, according to the Standard-Examiner. “The way that they treat people is not humane, psychologically and emotionally.”
read more here