Died in prison
Ronald Yarbough
Ronald Yarbough, 22, of Cresson, died on January 10, 2014, at State Correctional Institution-Greene, a state prison in western Pennsylvania. State police and forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht said the cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation and treated it as a homicide. A cellmate has been charged in his death. The prison said the two men had been housed together only a short time in a special needs unit.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A forensic pathologist, Cyril Wecht, ruled the cause mechanical asphyxiation, and state police say his cellmate killed him.
Reported by: State police (outside investigators); Forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht (medical examiner or coroner).