Cedric Leon Hardesty
Cedric Leon Hardesty, a 57-year-old man, died on September 13, 2021, while held at the Wichita County Jail in Texas. A News Channel 6 report said he was found having a medical emergency at the jail that day and taken to United Regional Hospital, where he later died. The Wichita County Sheriff's Office was investigating and the Texas Rangers had been called in. The state's custodial death report does not list a manner of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A news report says he was found having a medical emergency at the jail and later died at a hospital, while the Wichita County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Rangers investigate; the Texas Attorney General's custodial death report gives no cause.
Reported by: news reporting on the Wichita County Jail death (reporters).