Sunday December 22, 2024, at approximately 11:45 a.m., during routine meal service, Lincoln County Jail deputies discovered an adult in custody Steven Patrick Riley of Lincoln City, Oregon unresponsive. Jail staff immediately began CPR, administered the AED and medics were called. Riley was pronounced deceased by paramedics. At the time of the incident Riley was housed in a single cell. Jail deputies completed routine welfare checks approximately 26 minutes prior to the incident.
An autopsy to determine cause of death is scheduled. Steven Riley was lodged at the Lincoln County Jail on a Lincoln County Circuit Court warrant charging Probation Violation/Fail to Appear (Recklessly Endangering and Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants). The Lincoln County Sheriff's office announced that the Newport Police Department will be the agency handling the death investigation.
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