Ryan Lynn Horton
Ryan Lynn Horton, 34, died on April 11, 2023, at the State Correctional Institution at Somerset in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where he was held in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Prison superintendent Eric Tice said staff found Horton unresponsive in his cell, and he was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating under state policy, and the Somerset County Coroner's Office will determine the cause of death. The department reported the manner of death to the state's Commission on Crime and Delinquency as an accident, a classification that remains pending the coroner's determination.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Prison officials say staff found Horton unresponsive in his cell and gave lifesaving measures, and state police are investigating while the Somerset County Coroner's Office determines the cause.
Reported by: Somerset prison superintendent Eric Tice (the agency that held him); Pennsylvania State Police (outside investigators); Somerset County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.