BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Two former Island County jail guards were sentenced for their roles in what many call a systemic failure by jail staff that led to the 2015 dehydration death of a 25-year-old inmate.
55-year-old David Wayne Lind and 61-year-old Mark Edward Moffitt pleaded guilty Tuesday in Whatcom County Superior Court to falsifying the jail logs to make it appear they checked on Keaton Farris more than they did.
The men were sentenced to five days in jail, with 85 days of community service.