Died in jail or a lockup
Nelson Romero
Nelson Romero was held at the privately operated Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island, on behalf of the US Marshals. On March 20, 2017, a corrections officer found him unresponsive in his cell, and he was taken to Pawtucket Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Rhode Island State Police said his death was a suicide. The facility's board said it would share the police report once it was available.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Rhode Island State Police said Nelson Romero died by suicide.
Reported by: Rhode Island State Police (outside investigators).