Cory Aaron Stegall
Cory Stegall, 38, died at Allen Gamble Correctional Center in Holdenville, Oklahoma, in December 2024, while held in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. The department lists the manner of death as homicide. Prosecutors have charged his cellmate with murder. His father, Johnny Stegall, said Cory had feared for his life and had asked for a transfer after other prisoners threatened him, but the transfer never happened. The department has refused to release incident reports on the death, and the family says it has received no answers.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). Prosecutors charged his cellmate with murder, and his father says Cory had asked for a transfer after other prisoners threatened him but the transfer never happened.
Reported by: Oklahoma Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); prosecutors; his father.