There were only two people in the cell. Strong called the death suspicious. He would not comment on how the man died. This is the first homicide in the county jail under Sheriff Strong’s watch.
“The nature of the crime scene, the setting and a lot of things just don’t fit,” Strong said in an interview. “We’re investigating it as a homicide.”
Bozarth was scheduled for jury trial in November on three counts of 1st degree statutory sodomy for allegedly molesting two children under the age of nine.
Bozarth had a long criminal history involving sex, drugs and violence.
In July of 2005 Bozarth was convicted of sexual misconduct, sentenced to 15 days in jail, and ordered to register as a sex offender. Since then he has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 252 days for loitering near a school building. In June of 2007, he pleaded guilty for failing to register as a sex offender. He was sentenced to five days in jail, according to court records.