Died in prison
Lewis Thompson Jr.
Lewis Thompson Jr., 57, died in December 2011 at North Branch Correctional Institution near Cumberland, Maryland, where he was held. Investigators said his cellmate strangled him and staged the scene to look like a suicide. In November 2012 an Allegany County jury convicted the cellmate of second-degree murder in his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Investigators say his cellmate strangled him and staged the scene to look like suicide, and an Allegany County jury convicted the cellmate of second-degree murder.
Reported by: investigators; Allegany County jury (court).