WILLOUGHBY, OH. (THECOUNT) — Richard Adams, the Painesville, Ohio man who attacked a teen he discovered molesting a 5-year-old boy in Eastlake, has died, according to the Lake County Coroner.
Adams’ uncle, Jeff Cook, says the 20-year-old was found unresponsive in his bed. His girlfriend went to lay in bed with him when she noticed he wasn’t breathing.
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The coroner said the cause of death is unknown at this time, reports News5Cleveland.
According to a report, Adams walked into a room and found the 17-year-old sexually assaulting the child and a fight broke out between the two.
Following the incident, authorities arrested Adams as well as the teen. The teen has been charged with two counts of rape and two counts of gross sexual imposition, according to authorities.
Adams was placed in a First Offender diversion program, as this was his first criminal offense.
News of the incident had made its way across the country and Adams received a wide range of support, from people calling him a hero to others offering to pay for his legal costs.
Via GoFundMe:
About 11:30pm Ricky Adams was found un responsive [sic] in his bed.His girlfriend went to lay in bed with him when she noticed he wastnt [sic] breathing.The hospital and ems tried everything to ring him back. As many of you know Ricky made headlines across the united states for saving a 5yr old from being molested. Ricky had money left and its in a account that has to go threw a big spew of things it could take a year or more to get. Please help with what you can so we can bury this hero the right way. He was under so much stress with the situation and so depressed. This is his uncle Jeff who was by him during the time. Please help.
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Geo quick facts: Willoughby is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States and is a suburb of Cleveland. The population was 22,268 at the 2010 census – Wikipedia.