Death of inmate charged in officer’s killing ruled homicide

Monday, June 30, 2008

Death of inmate charged in officer’s killing ruled homicide

by Anath Hartmann | Staff Writer

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The death of the Laurel man in custody on charges of killing a Prince George’s County police officer was ruled a homicide Monday by the Maryland Medical Examiner’s Office.

Ronnie Lionel White, 19, of North Laurel, who was being held at the Prince George's County Correctional Center on charges of the June 27 murder of Cpl. Richard Findley, was found unresponsive about 10:30 a.m. Sunday in his cell. A high-profile inmate, White was being kept in a cell alone and had not had any visitors, Prince George’s County Department of Corrections Spokeswoman Vicki Duncan said.

Attempts to revive White were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead about 11:39 a.m. at Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly. No further details about White’s death were immediately available. Prince George’s County Police Department Officer Henry Tippett declined to comment on the medical examiner’s finding.

Findley, 39, of New Windsor in Carroll County, died at Laurel Regional Hospital June 27 shortly after being struck and dragged on Laurel-Bowie Road by a truck police believed to have been stolen. Findley and several other Prince George's County police officers had been watching the vehicle.

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