Died in prison
Jimmy L. Barker
Jimmy L. Barker, 46, of Wellington, Florida, was killed in his cell at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary on August 5, 2015. His cellmate was the one who killed him, and the cellmate says Barker attacked him first. In February 2024 the cellmate was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for voluntary manslaughter.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The federal court sentenced his cellmate for voluntary manslaughter, and the cellmate says he acted in self-defense.
Reported by: U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania (court); the cellmate.