Asia Marie Williams
Asia Marie Williams, 31, lived with mental illness. In letters to a court earlier in 2024, she wrote that medication and a recovery program at Central City Concern were helping her. On July 25, 2024, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, she was found unresponsive in her cell at the Multnomah County Detention Center, and AMR paramedics pronounced her dead. The sheriff's office said it would not release further information about how she died, and the Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause and manner of death. The East County Major Crimes Team is investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said the Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause of death, and it would not say more about how she died.