Joe K. Harter
Joe K. Harter, 32, was held at the Grimes Unit prison in Jackson County, Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Correction said he was stabbed multiple times in an altercation with another person held there on Monday evening, June 15, 2015. He was taken to hospitals in Newport and then Searcy, where he died early on Wednesday, June 17. The Arkansas State Police is investigating the altercation and his death, and his body was sent for an autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Arkansas Department of Correction says he was stabbed multiple times in an altercation with another inmate, and the Arkansas State Police is investigating.
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Correction (the agency that held him); Arkansas State Police (outside investigators).