BOZEMAN — On Wednesday, the Gallatin County Attorney’s Office held a coroner’s inquest, which determines if someone should be charged with a crime in a person’s death, if that person dies while in custody. The jury found that Himmelspach did not die by criminal means.

“An inquest is a need to preserve all evidence to make a determination of the cause of death and whether the death was by criminal or non-criminal means. This inquest is not a trial,” said Al Jenkins, the coroner for Park County.

The inquest was for Jennifer Himmelspach, an inmate at Gallatin County Detention Center who lost consciousness on July 21 st , 2021, just before she was set to be released from custody.

“Detention center staff and later medical personnel attempted to perform life-saving measures. She was then tr

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