Farmington, Utah • Police say an investigation into the death of a 20-year-old man at a Farmington jail is still open nearly 16 months later because of a backlog of cases at the Utah Medical Examiner's Office.
Police Sgt. Tim Duran says the death appears to be self-inflicted, but they require a medical examiner's report and toxicology results for any unattended jail deaths. Landreth was one of the four inmates who died at the jail over a two-month period last year.
Medical examiner's office officials say progress was being made on the backlog, but factors like employee turnover and increased opioid-related deaths were causing delays.