Died in jail or a lockup
Ronald Pierce
Ronald Pierce, 56, died on August 9, 2021, while in the custody of the Oneida County Sheriff's Office at the Oneida County Law Enforcement Center in Oneida County, New York; a second record names the facility as the Oneida County Jail. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, was notified of his death. That office lists it as a medical death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation lists the death as a medical death.
Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (outside investigators).