(L.A.) Sterling Singletary, 28, Died in a Tent

Case Number: 2025-01133

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 28-year-old male that occurred in a tent.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Sterling Singletary.

Height: 5 feet 11 inches / Weight: 165 pounds

STATUS: The decedent’s body is ready to be released. Ruling by the deputy medical examiner is deferred pending additional investigation.

Manner and cause of death will be added to this page when it becomes available.

If the DME has ordered toxicological screening, the next public update may take three to five months.

RIP STERLING ZEN SINGLETARY (September 19, 1996 – January 17, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 8:56 a.m.

The decedent appears to have been of mixed ethnic background. He was a Season 4 contestant on FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman. He was 12 years old when he appeared on the show.

A citizen’s arrest was made on January 4, 2025, alleging that Singletary had committed a battery misdemeanor.