Deaths in Custody
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James Richards

54 years old · died January 19, 2019 · Shelby County Correctional Facility, Shelby County, Ohio

James Richards, 54, died on January 19, 2019, while held at the Shelby County Jail in Shelby County, Ohio. A news report gave assault as the cause of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A news report lists the cause as an assault inside the Shelby County Jail, but no further account of the assault or its circumstances is given.

Reported by: news report.

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