Nehemiah Rice
Nehemiah Rice, 21, was held at the Jones County Adult Detention Center in Mississippi when he died in March 2026, according to the sheriff's office, which said he was found unresponsive in his cell in the early morning of March 16. He was pronounced dead at South Central Regional Medical Center. Unnamed sources told one outlet that drugs found in his stomach are believed to have caused his death, a claim officials have not confirmed. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has been asked to investigate, and no official cause or manner of death has been determined.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Unnamed sources told a news outlet that drugs found in his stomach are believed to have caused his death, but officials have not confirmed this.
Reported by: unnamed sources cited by a news outlet.