Noah Rutherford III
Noah Rutherford, who was 50, was held at Kern Valley State Prison in California. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, his cellmate attacked him on November 29, 2019, and he was taken to an outside hospital. He died of his injuries on February 2, 2020, and the department is investigating his death as a homicide. The Kern County District Attorney's Office has attributed his death to injuries inflicted by his cellmate.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Kern County District Attorney's Office and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation say his cellmate beat him, and the cellmate pleaded guilty to murder in June 2021.
Reported by: Kern County District Attorney's Office (court); California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him).