Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Christopher Richardson

died April 2019 · Warren Correctional Institution, Warren County, Ohio

Christopher Richardson was held at Warren Correctional Institution in Ohio when he died in April 2019. According to the prosecutor, his cellmate beat him with a desk fan, stomped on his throat and stabbed him with a pencil. The cellmate's case was still pending, with a hearing scheduled on a request to change his plea.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The prosecutor says his cellmate beat him, stomped on his throat and stabbed him with a pencil.

Reported by: prosecutor.

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