John Perry
John Perry died while held at the Harrison County jail in West Virginia. According to the Harrison County sheriff's office, through Detective Sergeant Dixon Pruitt, he was beaten and then strangled with a t-shirt tied around his neck, in a dispute tied to a power struggle among men held there. Witness statements cited in criminal complaints say he had been marked for death. Investigators say they have identified the men responsible and expect to bring charges, and the investigation is continuing.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Harrison County sheriff's office says other incarcerated men beat John Perry and strangled him with a T-shirt in a dispute tied to a power struggle, and the criminal complaints describe the same killing.
Reported by: Harrison County sheriff's office (Detective Sergeant Dixon Pruitt) (the agency that held him); criminal complaints.