David Oseas Ramirez
David Oseas Ramirez died in July 2019 in his cell at the Duval County Jail in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said a verbal argument between cellmates turned physical and that his cellmate killed him. Unnamed sources told Oxygen he was beaten and held head-first in a toilet, and a First Coast News report said a third person witnessed the attack. The medical examiner has yet to determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says a verbal argument between cellmates turned physical and the cellmate killed him, and First Coast News reports he was beaten and drowned in the toilet, while the medical examiner has yet to determine the official cause.
Reported by: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); First Coast News (reporters); Florida Times-Union (reporters); unnamed sources.
News reports (4)
- Convicted Child Molester Dies After Being Beaten in Jail Cell
- Report: Convicted murderer arrested in fatal beating of child molester in Florida jail
- Pedophile beaten and drowned in prison cell toilet bowl: reports
- Child Molester Dies After Allegedly Being Beaten, Drowned In Jail Cell Toilet By Cellmate