Died in jail or a lockup
Rickey Paul Smith
Rickey Paul Smith, 65, died on July 26, 2021, while held at the Moore County Jail in Moore County, Texas. According to the Moore County Sheriff's Office, corrections officers found him unconscious and not responding in his cell at about 5:20 p.m., and he was pronounced dead at the scene. One news report listed the cause of death as suicide. A justice of the peace ordered an autopsy, and the Texas Rangers are investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A news report describes his death as a suicide, but the sheriff's office said only that staff found him unconscious and an autopsy has been ordered.
Reported by: news report.