Anthony Purk
Anthony Purk died on May 11, 2022, at Warren Correctional Institution in Warren County, Ohio, where he was held. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction reported the death, and a State Highway Patrol report classified it as a homicide from asphyxiation. Troopers said the investigation was ongoing when the reports were published in May 2022. In December 2022, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said his cellmate strangled him with a torn piece of bedsheet, and a grand jury indicted the cellmate on charges of voluntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence. The cellmate had not yet been arraigned, and prosecutors'.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Ohio State Highway Patrol classified the death as a homicide by asphyxiation, and prosecutors say his cellmate strangled him with a torn bedsheet; a grand jury indicted the cellmate on voluntary manslaughter and tampering charges, which are allegations not yet tested in court.
Reported by: Ohio State Highway Patrol (outside investigators); Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (the agency that held him); Warren County Prosecutor's Office; Warren County grand jury (court); WXIX (reporters).