Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Jose Ramos Mendoza

29 years old · died July 18, 2021 · Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, Rutherford County, Tennessee

Jose Ramos Mendoza, 29, died on July 18, 2021. He was held at the Rutherford County Detention Center in Rutherford County, Tennessee, when he died. A news report gave the cause of death as an assault.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A news report says he was assaulted in the Rutherford County Detention Center, with no further detail on how the death occurred.

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