Raymond Detention Center detainee dies following assault

RAYMOND, Miss. (WLBT) - On Monday, October 18, Hinds County Sheriff Marshand Crisler received an official notice that Michael Richardson was found unresponsive in POD A of the Raymond Detention Center.

A preliminary investigation determined that Richardson was a victim of an assault by several other detainees and as a result, Richardson experienced a medical episode.

The incident was reported to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations, who is now conducting an investigation of the incident.