Released Footage Shows The Critical Final Minutes of Controversial Inmate Death

MANSFIELD, Ohio — The family of Alexander Jose Rios, 28, wants answers about his death after a video released by the Richland County Jail shows five corrections officers punching, tasering, and stepping on his back while failing to notice when he is in medical distress.

"It just seems like it doesn't matter to anybody," said Don Mould, Rios's stepfather. "It matters to us."

"We think about him all the time," said Toni Mould, Rios's mother. "We don’t think he should have died the way he did."

Rios was booked into the Richland Co. Jail during the early morning hours of Sept. 19, 2019 on an outstanding drug-related warrant.

Less than 24 hours later, he was on life support.

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Rios was sent to the Richland County Jail on a drug-related warrant. What led to his death was caught on camera. We want to warn you – what you are going to see is graphic. We know this is difficult to watch. However, ultimately, we believe it’s important to show you the critical moments that explain how he died, and the Rios family wants you to see this video too, because they want answers.