Charles (R.J.) Patterson
Charles (R.J.) Patterson, 55, died on September 7, 2020, at Bayhealth Hospital's Kent Campus after being held at Sussex Correctional Institution in Delaware. The Delaware Department of Correction said his death resulted from complications of COPD, diabetes, hypertension and COVID-19. According to the department's account, he first tested positive for the virus in July and had been hospitalized since July 12. He was the fourth person to die from Sussex Correctional Institution and the 11th in Delaware from COVID-related complications, according to reports at the time.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Delaware Department of Correction said he died of complications from COPD, diabetes, hypertension and COVID-19.
Reported by: Delaware Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.