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Michael Teves

22 years old · died February 25, 2016 · Snake River Correctional Institution, Malheur County, Oregon

Michael Teves was 22 when he died at the Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario, Oregon. Prison staff found him dead in his cell around 4:30 a.m. on February 25, 2016. The Oregon Department of Corrections has not released a cause of death, and state police detectives investigated. Malheur County court records, as reported by OregonLive, say he is believed to have been killed by another person held at the prison, and that an indictment names a man in his death. The records do not make clear how he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Court records, as reported by OregonLive, indicate he is believed to have been killed by another inmate, and an indictment names a man in his death.

Reported by: Malheur County Circuit Court indictment records, as reported by OregonLive (court).

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