November 12, 2009 in City

Jail inmate found dead ID’d

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The inmate found dead Wednesday at the Spokane County Jail was Fredrick James Juhnke, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

Corrections officers serving dinner knocked on Juhnke’s cell door about 5 p.m., then found him dead inside after no response, Sgt. Dave Reagan said. The 59-year-old appeared to have died from natural causes, Reagan said.

Juhnke had no significant medical history and was being held in an area known as the general population. He was booked into jail on Oct. 18 on one count of second-degree assault and a Clark County warrant for two counts of second-degree assault.

Five comments on this story so far. Add yours!

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  Rifleman__Dodd on November 12 at 6:55 p.m.

  What no mule kick?

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  Pilewort54 on November 12 at 8:39 p.m.

  Doesn’t sound like it, Rifleman. How’s your aim when it comes to mayors?

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  Pilewort54 on November 12 at 8:51 p.m.

  Don’t misunderstand. I love the mayor. She just hasn’t a clue on the 2010 budget issue. Seems to me that the county gets it; the city doesn’t. You should see my latest utility bill. I can only imagine what the west-central and Hillyard residents are feeling right now.

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  JFRENCH on November 12 at 9:58 p.m.

  wow, that was probably illegal… And for sure stupid….

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  Fixer on November 13 at 7:48 a.m.

  The act he committed to wind up in jail was stupid but, no, it’s perfectly legal to die there.