Donald Peacock
Donald Peacock was held at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in Johnson County, Nebraska, when he died on May 10, 2015, during a prisoner disturbance in which people held there took control of parts of the maximum security prison. He was found dead in his cell. A Johnson County grand jury said the cause was blunt force trauma to the head, and in April 2016 it found there was not enough evidence to file charges. County Attorney Rick Smith said the investigation continues, and the Nebraska State Patrol was investigating the disturbance and the deaths.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A Johnson County grand jury found not enough evidence to charge anyone in the death, and the county attorney said the investigation continues.
Reported by: Johnson County grand jury (court); Johnson County Attorney Rick Smith.
News reports (5)
- Two Inmates Dead After Nebraska Regains Control of Prison Following Uprising
- Inmates riot in Nebraska state prison, 2 dead
- Grand jury: no charges in Nebraska prison riot killings
- Grand jury: no charges in Nebraska prison riot killings - KLKN-TV
- 7 years ago: Two dead, four injured in Tecumseh prison riot