Arnette Richardson
Arnette Richardson, 66, died in March 2025 at the Halifax County Detention Center in North Carolina, where he was held. According to the reporting, he was assaulted in his cell about ten days before he died. The North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner cited complications of multiple blunt force injuries as the cause of death, and the Halifax County Sheriff's Office listed the death as a homicide. A cellmate has been charged in his death, and the reason for the assault is not clear from the reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A cellmate assaulted Arnette Richardson in his cell, and the Halifax County Sheriff's Office and the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner cite complications of multiple blunt force injuries.
Reported by: Halifax County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner).