Update in the comments
Ronnie Lionel White
As reported here Ronnie Lionel White, 19, death has been determined to be a homicide. White was incarcerated at the time of his death. His autopsy showed he had two broken bones in the front of his neck, which is consistent with asphyxiation.
White was found dead in his cell 36 hours after he was charged with killing Cpl. Richard Findley Friday afternoon.
Prince George County announced Monday night that Maryland State Police and the FBI will be investigating the death. It was reported that the death was "unrelated to any act by the Prince George's County Police Department."
White was admitted to jail early Saturday morning, and he was given a medical assessment and placed in a maximum security cell. Since he was classified as a high profile offender, police say they routinely checked on him every half hour.
On Sunday, police say they checked on White 15 minutes before he was found unconscious. "Correctional officers found him sitting on his bed alert. When officers returned 15 minutes later to serve him his lunch, he was unresponsive." "The on-site medical staff were immediately called and found no visible signs of trauma." Corrections officials say the jail has cameras, but no video of who might have come into White's cell.
Sources say the case will likely go to a grand jury.
White was one of four people police detained in the death of Findley. He was charged with first-degree murder. Police say the other three individuals are still under investigation.
