Michael J. Scruggs
Michael J. Scruggs, 54, died on September 4, 2024, at Lebanon Correctional Institution in Turtlecreek Township, Ohio. The Warren County coroner, Dr. Russell Uptegrove, has given a preliminary cause of death of strangulation and classified the death as a homicide. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating after a suspected assault during an altercation with his cellmate. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction have not released further details.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Warren County coroner's preliminary finding is strangulation, and the death is being investigated as a homicide by the Ohio State Highway Patrol after an altercation with his cellmate.
Reported by: Warren County coroner, Dr. Russell Uptegrove (medical examiner or coroner); Ohio State Highway Patrol (outside investigators).