John Demoret
John Demoret, 25, was held in the custody of the Arkansas Department of Correction. The department says he was injured in an assault by another man held at the Tucker Unit prison on July 28, 2017, and that he was taken from the Ouachita River Correctional Unit in Malvern to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead in August 2017. A prosecutor said the other man would be charged with manslaughter. Reporting said the assault was not referred to state police for nearly a week afterward, and state police and the department are now investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Police and prosecutors say John Demoret died of injuries from an assault by another prisoner at the Tucker Unit on July 28, 2017, and the case is classified as a homicide.
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Correction (the agency that held him); prosecutor Kyle Hunter; police.
News reports (4)
- Arkansas inmate dies following assault at Tucker Unit
- Arkansas prison inmate dies after assault; police call case homicide - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Arkansas prison inmate dies after assault; police call case homicide - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Arkansas Deadly Inmate Attack: Tucker Unit Inmate Faces Manslaughter Charge