MEDICAL LAKE – An adult male who sustained injuries from a March 17 assault at Eastern State Hospital has died.
An initial press release on March 23 reported at approximately 9:30 am., Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Eastern State Hospital to a call of an assault. The hospital staff said that two patients were involved in a physical fight.
Deputies learned the two men were arguing about something, which quickly escalated into a physical altercation.
The suspect, 24-year-old Martay L. Ellis, had been detained by staff and had previously been arrested for a similar attack in downtown Spokane.
The victim died nearly a week later after being transported to a hospital.
According to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Department, police arrested Ellis for 1st-degree assault after the attack. That charge has now been amended to 2nd-degree murder.
Ellis remains in jail with a $750,000 bond.
The name of the victim has not been released.
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