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Originally reported by MMAWeekly

"Ryan Gracie was arrested yesterday in Sao Paulo after he tried to steal a motorcycle at knife point from it's owner.

According to the biggest newspaper in Brazil, O Globo, Ryan used a kitchen knife to make the assault. The owner of the motorcycle said that he gave the motorcycle to Ryan and steped away. But, while Ryan was trying to start the motorcycle, the owner hit him with his helmet knocking Ryan to the ground with others also helping to detain Ryan.

Also reported was that Ryan had stolen a Toyota Corolla from a elderly person around 65 years old, but that he had a crashed the car before attempting to take the motorcycle."

After this, the following was placed on GracieMag and G1

News to make the fighting world tremble. According to news carried by Globo TV, the black belt Ryan Gracie was found dead in the cell where he was being held at a police station in Sao Paulo after having been accused of car theft yesterday in the city of Sao Paulo. According to the Sao Paulo State Secretariat of Public Security, Ryan was alone in the cell.

GRACIEMAG.com sympathizes with the Gracie family and should be back shortly with further information as to Ryan’s death.

“Ryan was sent to the 91st PD, after having toxicology exams done at the central IML at around 2:30 am. He arrived at the police station in Vila Leopoldina at 3 am. According to the officer on call of the 15th Police District police officer Daniella Ranna, where the athlete’s case was registered for having tried to steal a motorcycle, he was sent to the 91st DP because it is a traffic station. From there, he would have been seen to the “most recommendable” location.

According to the Secretariat, at around 7am, when policemen at the station were checking the cells with their detainees, they found the fighter fallen in a corner. They entered and confirmed that he was dead. At around 10 am, coroners were already at the location to do the necessary exams and send the body to the institute.



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i know it was awhile ago but any news on how he died?

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4901 ... ell-151207
Psychiatrist Dr. Sabino Ferreira de Faria was called by Gracie's wife after his arrest and attended to him at the jail.

The doctor has allegedly stated that he administered the following drugs to Gracie to calm him down: Haldol (a powerful antipsychotic), Fenergan (which has a side effect of sleepiness), Topamax (for Migraines), Dienpax (tranquilizers), and OmniPlex (relaxant).

The doctor remained with Gracie most of the night, and was notified of Gracie's death as he was returning home. The cause of death has not yet been released by the medical examiner.


Haldol was one of the first antipsychotics available. It isn’t used only for chronic diseases like schizophrenia. At present, it is used meanly to sedate people that are out of control. I think they are leaning towards a heart attack cause by drug interactions :/