Charlie Fuston
Charlie Fuston was held at Charlotte Correctional Institution, a state prison in Punta Gorda, Florida, when he died in June 2003. Prosecutors said he was beaten to death with hammers during an escape attempt by other prisoners, while a later report described a fatal stabbing during the same episode, so accounts of the weapon differ. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of his death as homicide. In January 2026 a jury recommended a death sentence for a man prosecutors say was responsible, and in June 2026 that sentence was imposed. Fuston's family was unable to attend the sentencing hearing, according to the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prosecutors say another incarcerated man beat him to death with hammers during an escape attempt, and the Florida Department of Corrections recorded the death as a homicide.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); prosecutors; jury.
News reports (4)
- Inmate Mortality, archived data file
- Death row inmate who killed Fla. CO during 2003 escape attempt granted new sentencing trial
- BREAKING NEWS: Jury recommends second death penalty for murder of correctional officer
- DEATH SENTENCE: Dwight Eaglin sentenced to death for 2003 killings of correction officer, inmate