Suit filed over death of inmate

RIGBY, Idaho – An eastern Idaho woman has filed a $1 million claim against Jefferson County, saying jail officials caused her husband’s death by withholding medical treatment.

Roger Hunter, 49, died Jan. 22, five days after he requested a transfer to State Hospital South in Blackfoot. The cause of death remains unclear.

Hunter’s widow, Jennifer Hunter of Idaho Falls, seeks $1 million in damages. She said her husband took medicine for depression. The county has 90 days to respond to the claim, which was filed in April.

Hunter was in the jail for nearly a month following probation violations.