Reece Warren Richeson
Reece Richeson, 26, was held at the Clackamas County Jail in Oregon in October 2025. According to the sheriff's office, a deputy collecting meal trays saw another man in his cell assaulting him and pulled him out unconscious, and he was taken to a hospital. He died there on October 21, 2025, and a cellmate has been charged in connection with his death. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the sheriff's office did not disclose the death publicly until after a reporter began asking questions, and that the cellmate had allegedly beaten another man days earlier, raising questions about why he was placed in that cell.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). The sheriff's office says Richeson's cellmate assaulted him, and the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office did not publicly disclose the death until a reporter asked questions; reporting questions the decision to house him with a man who had days earlier allegedly beaten another man.
Reported by: Clackamas County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); The Oregonian/OregonLive (reporters).
News reports (4)
- Clackamas County inmate charged with murder after cellmate killed in deadly assault
- Man jailed in Clackamas County accused of murdering cellmate, sheriff's office says
- Letter from the Editor: How you can help us expose what happens behind closed doors
- Man held at Clackamas County Jail found dead in cell, sheriff’s office says