Man who died during arrest named |
| June 11, 2011 |
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The man who died May 16 during an attempted
arrest has been identified as Daniel
Mittelstadt, of Mount Shasta, California. The Idaho State Police is awaiting toxicology results prior to releasing the results of their investigation. The incident began on U.S. 95 at milepost 526 when a woman, returning home from work in Bonners Ferry, came across Mittelstadt's car blocking a road leading off the highway. When she got out to see if he needed assistance, he stepped out of the vehicle, completely nude. She immediately returned to her vehicle, went home by a different route and called the sheriff's office to report the odd behavior. The deputy who responded, who has not been named, found Mittelstadt still naked and acting irrationally in the highway. While attempting to place him in custody, the man collapsed and an ambulance was called. Middlestadt was pronounced dead at Boundary Community Hospital. It has not been confirmed whether a taser was deployed in the attempt to effect arrest. |