LOGAN, Utah, April 18, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Cache County Sheriff’s Office Thursday night published the name of the inmate who died in their custody in the county jail.
“The victim from yesterday’s incident in the jail is 22-year-old Kaden Lee Saunders, from Logan,” the sheriff’s office said.
“Investigators are waiting for the Medical Examiner’s report to determine cause of death. No further information is available as this is still an active investigation.”
In announcing the death Wednesday, the sheriff’s office withheld Saunders’ name pending family notifications, saying he was found at approximately 2:45 p.m. Wednesday unresponsive in his cell, unconscious and not breathing. Deputies and medical staff started life-saving procedures until Logan paramedics arrived and continued resuscitation efforts. But he was pronounced dead on scene.
Sheriff D. Chad Jensen then contacted the Cache County Attorney’s Office and initiated the Northern Utah Critical Investigative Team protocol, whereby an outside agency is assigned to investigate the incident, reviewing any criminal code implications.
Per the sheriff’s office policy, sheriff’s investigators will also conduct an internal probe of the incident, typically to determine if procedural requirements were met.
