No Wrongful Death After Investigation By Humboldt County D.A.

HUMBOLDT COUNTY – An investigation into an alleged wrongful death is found not to have merit. District attorney Maggie Fleming has found no wrongdoing by police in the death of Jeremy Jenkins last year in Eureka.

However, this isn’t always the case for most alleged wrongful death issues. When a family member dies, or a friend dies due to someone else’s negligence, it can hurt a lot of people. This is why many people will seek the help of lawyers, particularly if the death was caused due to negligence. When something like this happens, it’s important to get a lawyer involved. You can check out this website here (https://diamondlawbc.ca/), if you are currently in a situation like this. Rightly or wrongly, it’s important that you seek help, particularly if you suspect that it was a wrongful death.

In April of 2016, police responded to the WinCo parking lot near Spring Street for a welfare check regarding Mr. Jenkins who was observed rolling around on the ground by a passerby.

Police arrived and began talking to Jenkins who reported smoking about $40.00 worth of methamphetamine. Dashboard video shows the officer talking with Jenkins. 5 minutes later a second officer arrived. The video showed Jenkins getting placed in the back seat of a patrol vehicle and when the officer and Jenkins arrive at the hospital staff they’re aided in getting Jenkins into a wheelchair.

Jenkins would later die from acute methamphetamine intoxication. The lab report states that a toxicology reading of between 0.2 and 5 is potentially fatal. Jenkins lab report stated his was at 7.78. When it comes to this sort of topic, it isn’t one that people generally talk about, but if you suspect a wrongful death of someone you know, this can have a large impact on your life. With this being said, it may be best to seek legal advice from a wrongful death lawyer to find out how to move forward from this in the right way.

Fleming agreed with the conclusion of the pathologist’s report that officers didn’t contribute to Jenkin’s death. She notified the deceased man’s family of her conclusion and expressed her department’s deepest regret for the loss of their son.