Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Jordan Michelle Richards

Gender : Female

Age : 29

Race : White

Date : 06/01/2025

Location : Charlotte County Jail

City : Punta Gorda

County : Charlotte

State : Florida

Agency : Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event : Suicide in jail

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Around 6:30 a.m., detention deputies found Jordan Michelle Richards unresponsive in her cell with a piece of fabric around her neck. Life-saving efforts were performed and she was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Richards had been jailed since May 15 on charges including credit card fraud. An investigation is ongoing.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://ccsoblog.org/2025/06/01/inmate-pronounced-dead-at-hospital-following-apparent-suicide/
https://www.facebook.com/CCSOFLSheriff/posts/a-female-inmate-was-pronounced-dead-at-the-hospital-after-she-was-found-unrespon/1116852353809351/
https://m.facebook.com/sunshinenewsfl/photos/charlotte-county-florida-a-female-inmate-was-pronounced-dead-at-the-hospital-aft/1322198186576145/