Ryan Everson had problems. His family agrees on that. But they also agree that he loved his kids. That’s why they think it was senseless for Clay County to put him in jail for failing to pay $50 child support installments he couldn’t afford, and why they don’t understand how he ended up dead in that jail at the age of 42. Everson had been behind bars 10 days when he was found unresponsive in his cell on Jan. 23. The sheriff’s office said he died by suicide. But Everson’s loved ones question why he was left alone after having seizures and why they got differing accounts from county officials about his death. The family says putting Everson in jail wasn’t going to help him become a better father. Instead, the county’s actions added another death to a local jail that’s seen multiple in recent years. Many counties across Missouri, including Jackson County, have moved away from charging people for failing to make child support payments, instead pursuing support through civil processes. ...