Richmond Tee Croom III
Richmond Tee Croom III died on January 17, 2026, at UNC Lenoir Health Care after being held at the Lenoir County Jail in North Carolina. The Lenoir County Sheriff's Office said detention officers found him unresponsive in his cell during a routine safety check, and that he had known medical conditions and was being treated by jail medical staff. The sheriff's office has asked the State Bureau of Investigation to conduct an independent review of his death. His family was with him at his bedside during treatment when he was pronounced dead.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Lenoir County Sheriff's Office said he had known medical conditions and was being treated by jail medical staff, and it asked the State Bureau of Investigation to conduct an independent review.
Reported by: Lenoir County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.