LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the death of an Iowa inmate who was found unresponsive and covered with a sheet on his cell floor at the State Penitentiary in Lincoln.
The Lincoln Journal-Star reports that multiple attempts were made Friday to revive 20-year-old Kevin Carter, but were unsuccessful. Carter was serving a six- to nine-year sentence for terroristic threats and the use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony in Douglas County.
“The investigation into the circumstances of Carter’s death are still very preliminary,” said Corrections Director Scott Frakes. “The initial indications are that this death is suspicious. We will know more as witnesses are interviewed in the coming days.”
A grand jury will be called to review the death.
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