Man in custody faces murder charges following altercation at Clackamas County Jail

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man in custody at the Clackamas County Jail is facing a murder charge after his cellmate died following an alleged assault.

Last Tuesday, Sapastian Year, 28, of Renton, Washington, was arraigned on charges of first-degree murder and harassment. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said Year allegedly assaulted Reece Warren Richeson, 26, of Cedar Hills, inside the jail’s disciplinary housing area about a week earlier.

Richeson was taken to a hospital, where he died three days later. The two men had shared a cell for 12 days, beginning Oct. 10…

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