The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office has forwarded a murder investigation to the district attorney after an inmate was fatally assaulted by his cellmate, as confirmed by an official social media post. Sapastian Year, a 23-year-old from Renton, Washington, has been charged with first-degree murder and harassment following an altercation that left 26-year-old Reece Warren Richeson dead. The incident occurred on October 18, 2025, inside the disciplinary housing area of the Clackamas County Jail, and Year was arraigned on October 28, the Sheriff's Office reported.
According to the Sheriff's Office, upon the discovery of the assault by a deputy collecting meal trays, jail medical staff initiated life-saving efforts, which were continued by Clackamas Fire personnel. Richeson was subsequently taken to a local hospital, where, in the early morning hours of October 21, he succumbed to his injuries. As obtained by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office's social media post, Richeson had been moved to the disciplinary housing area on October 7 due to unrelated misconduct.
Year and Richeson had shared a cell since October 10, before which Year had been involved in a separate confrontation within the jail on October 9, earning him the harassment charge. The Grand Jury indicted Year on October 24, and he was arraigned after the unsealing of a sealed indictment during his court appearance. He remains in custody at the Clackamas County Jail, as stated by the Sheriff's Office's communications unit.
Additional context was provided around the two individuals' reasons for being in disciplinary housing, with both having engaged in misconduct considered high on the jail's severity scale. While details of their respective crimes are outlined, a proper investigation into the jail's policies and procedures following the incident is expected. Richeson had been booked on charges of criminal mischief in the first degree, and Year, who has been in custody since September 26, faced multiple criminal mischief charges and a violation of a court stalking protection order, as found in a statement by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.
The Sheriff's Office encourages the public to stay informed on safety updates and news by downloading their app, with links provided to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. For those interested in understanding the jail's discipline process, a detailed procedure document is available online. The investigation by the Sheriff's Office detectives into the events leading up to the assault continues to unfold.
