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The Central Basin Investigative Team is concluding its investigation regarding Richard Lambert’s death at the Grant County Jail Dec. 31. The team received Lambert’s official cause of death which was sepsis due to peritonitis and the manner of the death was ruled an accident. The team also verified that Lambert’s injuries had come from a bicycle crash two days prior to his arrest.

The Central Basin Investigative Team is concluding its investigation regarding Richard Lambert’s death at the Grant County Jail Dec. 31. The team received Lambert’s official cause of death which was sepsis due to peritonitis and the manner of the death was ruled an accident. The team also verified that Lambert’s injuries had come from a bicycle crash two days prior to his arrest.

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CBIT continues jail death investigation
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CBIT continues jail death investigation

EPHRATA – The Central Basin Investigative Team determined that Richard Lambert’s death at the Grant County Jail was due to sepsis caused by an accident prior to his arrest, according to a statement from Ephrata Police Department Captain Troy Froewiss. Froewiss was not available for comment Thursday.