Grant County Jail E Tank

Investigators responded to the scene of Derek Batton's overdose death in the E Tank, a holding cell in the Grant County Jail in Ephrata, Washington, on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018.

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Derek Batton bonds with his fiancee’s daughter in a family photo. Batton, 34, died of an overdose in the Grant County Jail in Ephrata, Washington, on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018.

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Investigators responded to the scene of Derek Batton’s overdose death in Dorm E, a holding area in the Grant County Jail in Ephrata, Washington, on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018.

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Dorm E, a holding area in the Grant County Jail in Ephrata, Washington, is shown Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Investigators were looking into the overdose death of an inmate, Derek Batton.

Grant County Sheriff’S Office
Investigators searched through bunks in Dorm E, a holding area in the Grant County Jail in Ephrata, Washington, after an inmate died of an overdose on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018.

Grant County Sheriff’S Office
Dorm E, a holding cell in the Grant County Jail in Ephrata, Washington, is shown Aug. 12. Investigators were looking into the overdose death of an inmate, Derek Batton.

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