Ruben Melendez
Ruben Melendez, 65, was held at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Scioto County, Ohio, when he was hurt in a fight with another man on Saturday, August 12, 2023. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said he was taken to a local hospital with head trauma and was later pronounced dead there. Investigators believe he died from head trauma and are treating the death as a homicide, with another incarcerated man named as the main suspect. The official cause of death awaits an autopsy, and the case is expected to go before a Scioto County grand jury.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is treating his death as a homicide from head trauma sustained in a fight with another incarcerated man, with that man named as the main suspect.
Reported by: Ohio State Highway Patrol (outside investigators).
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