Died in prison
Nehemaih Hellems
Nehemiah Hellems, 43, died on May 10, 2024, while held at the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility in Lawton, Oklahoma, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. The department lists the manner of death as homicide. Its incident report, released in September 2024, says Hellems was killed in an assault by another person held there during a group disturbance.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says he was killed in an inmate-on-inmate assault during a group disturbance, per its incident report.
Reported by: Oklahoma Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.