january 23 2016 45-year-old rex orval iverson die box elder county utah jail cell crime fail pay 2,400 ambulance bill.according obituary mr. iverson deadbeat instead hardworking man take great pride accomplishments like people hold many different job throughout lifetime accord family matter always make best work peter kiewit construction heavy equipment operator denver colorado work trex project love come home show us picture do take great pride able work big project employment kiewit construction allow travel different state work roads accord chrissy sabala describe someone like brother mr. iverson parent kill car accident.sabala tell standard examiner quit live parent die life stand still sabala say iverson continue live parent home follow deaths.she describe someone clearly experience ptsd along possible mental health problems say everything house leave exactly like mother leave mr. iverson long employ sabala say could help everyone whether till neighbor garden give little order help friend need.sabala say give beloved harley-davidson fell hard financial times.she also stress money add people die life stop christmas eve 2013 undisclosed illness injury ambulance call iverson home.he late receive bill 2,400.it bill could pay.he sue city tremonton small claim judgement fail show court.under utah law person jail failure pay debt include medical debt.so get sick utah need medical care arrest pay it.that happen mr. iverson.he arrest failure pay medical debts january 23. die box elder county jail late day.the northern utah critical incident investigative team investigate mr. iverson death.according standard examiner 2014-15 fiscal year city tremonton alone process 122 civil case unpaid debt utah justice court half judge hear civil case regard unpaid debts state even law degree.in order become judge utah justice court need high school diploma.the standard examiner report justice court judge hear majority case state.defendants court often little understand law access attorney.yet court judge high school diploma sentence person jail fail pay ambulance bill.debtors prisons illegal unite state 200 years keep judge send people jail poor.more 30 years ago u.s. supreme court uphold ban debtor prisons rule judge send person jail simply unable pay debt loophole rule allow people jail judge determine willfully refuse pay.but think progress report people imprison unpaid debts ever unite state part tactics use dishonest collection agencies part judge inform debtor rights.it one thing put someone jail willfully run credit card debt late refuse pay people engage kind behavior often protect bankruptcy laws.when cities make priority arrest incarcerate people like rex iverson simply could pay ambulance bill something else altogether.at time cause mr. iverson death make public regardless cause death man die alone jail cell imprison crime need ambulance could pay for.image credit rogersandtaylor.com rex orval iverson obituary photo arrest sick utah man die jail