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Reccardo Walton

42 years old · died January 14, 2026 · DeSoto County Adult Detention Facility, DeSoto County, Mississippi

Reccardo Deshun Walton, 42, a man from Memphis, was held at the DeSoto County Adult Detention Center in Mississippi, where he was found unresponsive in his housing pod in January 2026. He was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, where he was pronounced dead. The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office said there were no immediate signs of foul play, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating. The cause of death has not been determined.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: DeSoto County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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