Died in prison
Calvin L. Speight
Calvin L. Speight, 42, died on October 24, 2006, at Big Sandy Penitentiary, a federal prison in Martin County, Kentucky. Prison officials said preliminary information indicated he was the victim of an assault, and a Floyd County deputy coroner gave the cause of death as stab wounds to the neck. The FBI investigated the death. Officials did not give details of the circumstances.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prison officials said preliminary information indicated he was the victim of an assault, and a Floyd County deputy coroner reported stab wounds to the neck.
Reported by: prison officials; Floyd County Deputy Coroner Glen Frazier (medical examiner or coroner).