Coty Riley
Coty Riley, 31, was held at the Duval County jail in Jacksonville, Florida. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office report, he was in a fight with another person held in his cell on March 4, 2022, and was taken to a hospital, where doctors found a brain bleed and operated on him. He died there on March 19, 2022. The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide caused by blunt force head trauma, while the State Attorney's Office found the other person's force justified, saying Riley was the first aggressor. Witness accounts in the report conflict over who started the fight.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed). The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from blunt force head trauma, and the State Attorney's Office called the other inmate's force justified, while witness accounts in the report conflict on who started the fight.
Reported by: medical examiner's office (medical examiner or coroner); Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); State Attorney's Office (outside investigators); witnesses.