Inmate who died at Southern NM prison has been identified
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The New Mexico Department of Corrections has identified the inmate who died on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility outside of Las Cruces. His death is being treated as a possible homicide, officials said.
Inmate death at Southern NM jail being investigated as homicide
Richard M. Cresap, 22, was the inmate who died, according to the Corrections Department. According to court documents, Cresap was serving a sentence for second degree murder out of Rio Rancho, N.M. He received a plea deal in the March 2021 murder of 15-year-old Alex Jackson. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison last July.
New Mexico State Police are treating the death as a possible homicide and are leading the investigation.
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