(L.A.) Richard Peardon Jr., 57, Died at a Transient Encampment

Case Number: 2023-03232

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 57-year-old Caucasian male that occurred at a transient encampment.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Richard Peardon Jr.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Alprazolam, and Ethanol Toxicity

RIP RICHARD PEARDON JR. (March 11, 1966 – March 23, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 11:54 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on September 15, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.