Police: Jail death in Lewiston

a hanging

A 19-year-old Coeur d'Alene man who died inside the Lewiston jail died from suffocation due to hanging, the Idaho State Police said in a news release Thursday.

On Monday, an autopsy was performed on Chad V. Gardner by the Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office at the request of Nez Perce County Coroner Gary William.

Gardner was housed in a single-occupant cell at the Nez Perce County Jail at the time of his death, police said.

He was being held for Kootenai County on a probation violation, police said.

Foul play is not suspected.

Gardner was found after 11 p.m. Friday by Nez Perce County deputies doing routine prisoner checks.

Fanny pack full of cash stolen from home

A Bayview homeowner on Tuesday reported a stolen fanny pack containing cash and a passport, according to a Kootenai County Sheriff's Department report.

The homeowner, at a 7,000 square foot, three-story lakefront cabin at 34235 N. Raven Place in Bayview, said the fanny pack was loaded with U.S. currency and Mexican Pesos.

The homeowner said he kept a black carry-on-luggage bag in his master bedroom closet that is packed with a fanny pack and various toiletry items.

The fanny pack contains his U.S. passport, and at least $1,000 in U.S. currency, the report said.

The fanny pack also includes at least $10,000 in Pesos.

The owner said he keeps this fanny pack ready to go in his luggage so he can use it when he goes to Mexico, where he owns two homes.

He also keeps a key chain in the fanny pack with keys for his homes in Mexico and a shop in Mexico.

The fanny pack and its contents were found missing when he was packing for a trip to Mexico.

No other items in the home were missing, according to the report.