Richard Cox
Richard Earl Cox II, 47, of Crothersville, was held at the Jackson County Jail in Indiana. Jail staff found him unresponsive in his cell on July 25, 2026, gave first aid and called emergency medical responders, and he was flown to a hospital in Indianapolis. The Jackson County Sheriff's Department described the event as an apparent suicide attempt, and he died there on July 29. The Indiana State Police are investigating, and autopsy and toxicology results were pending in the latest reports.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Jackson County Sheriff's Department and jail officials say Richard Cox tried to take his own life, and Indiana State Police are still investigating while autopsy results are pending.
Reported by: Jackson County Sheriff's Department and jail officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (12)
- Man Charged with Child Molesting in Jackson County Dies by Suicide
- ISP: No signs of foul play in Jackson County Jail inmate's death
- ISP investigating inmate death at Jackson County Jail
- Investigation continues into death of Crothersville man at Jackson County jail
- Jackson County jail inmate dies after being found unresponsive in cell - WISH-TV
- Indiana State Police investigating death of inmate at Jackson County Jail
- Jackson County jail inmate dies; second reported death in a month
- Indiana State Police investigate death of 44-year-old inmate in Jackson County
- Second inmate in a month dies at Jackson County Jail
- ISP investigating after Jackson County Jail inmate dies
- Investigation underway after inmate found unresponsive inside cell
- Second death in less than a month tied to southern Indiana jail