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Eric Watson

53 years old · died June 17, 2026 · Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Eric Watson died at Lexington Assessment and Reception Center on June 17, 2026, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Eric Watson was 53 years old. The department's list shows the medical examiner's ruling on the manner of death as pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Oklahoma Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as pending.

Reported by: Oklahoma Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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