John Hemmer
John Hemmer, 48, died on July 21, 2021, while held at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio, Riverside County, California. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department said he had significant traumatic injuries and that his cellmate is a suspect in a homicide investigation that is still ongoing. Officers found him injured during a morning safety check, and he died of his injuries. The sheriff's department had not released a motive or the weapon used as of the reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department says his cellmate is the suspect in a homicide investigation that is still ongoing.
Reported by: Riverside County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.