Fighter Eben Kaneshiro Dead of Apparent Suicide Following Arrest on Sex Abuse Charges
Veteran MMA fighter Eben
Kaneshiro died of an apparent suicide Sunday in an Oregon jail,
according to a report from
KTVZ.com.
Deputies at the Deschutes County Jail reportedly found the 36-year-old unresponsive in his cell early Sunday morning. Paramedics were unable to revive Kaneshiro, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Kaneshiro, a native of Hawaii who owned Portland’s New Breed Jiu-Jitsu Academy, was arrested last week on charges of sexual abuse and sodomy on a boy under the age of 12. His gym was closed following his arrest, and its website is no longer accessible.
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Kaneshiro competed in 31 mixed martial arts bouts since 2002, compiling a record of 19-12. He was an early opponent of such notable fighters as Urijah Faber, Nam Phan and Evan Dunham, losing to all three. Kaneshiro last competed in November 2014 on a local fight card in Boise, Idaho, where he was stopped via second-round punches by Jesse Brock.
Deputies at the Deschutes County Jail reportedly found the 36-year-old unresponsive in his cell early Sunday morning. Paramedics were unable to revive Kaneshiro, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Kaneshiro, a native of Hawaii who owned Portland’s New Breed Jiu-Jitsu Academy, was arrested last week on charges of sexual abuse and sodomy on a boy under the age of 12. His gym was closed following his arrest, and its website is no longer accessible.
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Kaneshiro competed in 31 mixed martial arts bouts since 2002, compiling a record of 19-12. He was an early opponent of such notable fighters as Urijah Faber, Nam Phan and Evan Dunham, losing to all three. Kaneshiro last competed in November 2014 on a local fight card in Boise, Idaho, where he was stopped via second-round punches by Jesse Brock.
