Richard A. Lombardi
Richard Alan Lombardi, 51, died on September 7, 2023, while held at Henrico Jail West in Henrico County, Virginia. Sources speaking to WTVR say he took his own life by hanging himself with a bed sheet in his cell after asking his cellmate to leave. The Henrico County Police Division said it was investigating the death with the Office of the Medical Examiner, and no cause or manner had been determined in its statement. Those sources were unnamed, and the jail had not given a statement to WTVR at the time.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Unnamed sources told WTVR he hanged himself with a bed sheet after asking his cellmate to leave the cell, while Henrico County Police say the death is under investigation and the medical examiner will determine the circumstances.
Reported by: Crime Insider sources (reporters); Henrico County Police Division (the agency that held him).