Ross Nusser
Ross Nusser, 45, died on December 24, 2022, while held at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, California. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was allegedly attacked by his cellmate and was found unresponsive in his cell. He was taken to an outside hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The death is being investigated as a homicide, and the cellmate has been moved to segregated housing while that investigation continues.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says his cellmate allegedly attacked him, and the death is being investigated as a homicide.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.