Grand jury to convene Nov. 9 in Estrada-Perez's death

Nov. 9 is the day a grand jury will convene in the case of a Minnesota man who allegedly attempted suicide while in custody in the Kimball County Jail and later died.

Jesus Estrada-Perez, 28, was arrested July 31 and died in early August at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. The date of his death was not given at the time it was announced, but was reported to The Observer on Aug. 7.

Estrada-Perez was traveling July 31 along Hwy. 71 with a companion, Eve Connelley, in a rental car. They pulled to the side of the road south of Kimball near the airport and Estrada-Perez exited the vehic...