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Richard Harley

33 years old · died December 23, 2021 · Miller County Jail, Miller County, Arkansas

Richard Harley, 33, of Fouke, died on December 23, 2021, while held at the Miller County Detention Center in Arkansas. The Miller County Sheriff's Office said he was discovered hanging in his cell and that he had been checked about an hour earlier and appeared fine. He was pronounced dead at 10:09 a.m., and the sheriff's office said it does not suspect foul play. His body was sent for autopsy, and the Arkansas State Police are investigating his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Miller County Sheriff's Office says he was found hanging in his cell, that he appeared fine when checked about an hour earlier, and that no foul play is suspected, while the Arkansas State Police investigate.

Reported by: Miller County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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