News brief: Coroner concludes Lewis County Jail inmate’s death was suicide

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

The Lewis County Coroner’s Office determined an inmate found dead in his cell Wednesday at the Lewis County Jail died from asphyxia due to ligature strangulation.

That means something around his neck cut off his air supply, Chief Deputy Coroner Dawn Harris said. An autopsy was conducted on Friday.

The 40-year-old dead man is Daniel Wolfgang Fish, Harris said. The coroner concluded the death was a suicide.

The Mossyrock, and former Morton, resident was isolated in a high-security cell by himself, at his request, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

Fish was arrested and booked Tuesday in connection with several incidents of past sexual abuse of a female relative which had been recently reported to the Morton Police Department.

Jail staff found him Wednesday evening after he had apparently strangled himself using bedding, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown reported suicide notes were found in Fish’s cell.

It was the third inmate suicide in the Lewis County Jail in the last four years.

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2 Responses to “News brief: Coroner concludes Lewis County Jail inmate’s death was suicide”

  1. brother man says:

    Miss you man, rip big dan, hope your rockin out with the gods

  2. imiss youman says:

    I know this man, I know the female in question
    this breaks my heart because I know how this family is. Fish would never have done that. He killed himself because of the inevitable persecution that would follow, this female has been known to make up huge stories (SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS A VAMPIRE THAT WAS 643 YEARS OLD) It breaks my heart every day that this dysfunction caused a death. He never raped anyone, he was facing charges, the judge never said he was convicted, he ended his own life because it didn’t matter what the judge said, perfect example of Salem witch trials of modern day, I miss you big Dan, I hope they have never ending kind bud where you are, love your almost son at one time