Media Release
December 22, 2024

On December 22, 2024, at approximately 11:45 a.m., during routine meal service, Lincoln County Jail deputies discovered adult in custody (AIC) Steven Patrick Riley of Lincoln City, Oregon unresponsive.

Jail staff immediately began CPR, administered the AED and medics were called. AIC was pronounced deceased by paramedics. At the time of the incident the AIC 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.

AIC 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) initial bail was set in the amount of $-0-.

Further inquiries can be referred to Newport Police Department as the agency handling the death investigation.

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