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Clackamas County Inmate Indicted on Murder Charge in Cellmate’s Death

The sheriff’s office says the men were cellmates in disciplinary housing following earlier misconduct.

Overview

  • Sapastian Year, 23, was indicted by a Clackamas County grand jury on first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old cellmate Reece Richeson.
  • Authorities said Year was arraigned Tuesday and also faces a separate harassment charge tied to an Oct. 9 confrontation with another prisoner.
  • The sheriff’s office reported the Oct. 18 assault occurred after the two had shared a cell in the jail’s disciplinary housing for more than a week.
  • Richeson was taken to a hospital after the attack and died early Oct. 21, according to officials.
  • The new details follow earlier reporting that the sheriff’s office had not released information about the death or responded to initial inquiries.