Died in prison
Russell Hager
Russell Hager, 47, died in March 2017 while held at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in Mount Olive, West Virginia. According to a prosecutor, Russell was stabbed during a fight in the weight yard. The prosecutor said another person held at the complex used a homemade blade and classed the death as a homicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A prosecutor says another inmate stabbed him with a shank during a fight in the weight yard.
Reported by: prosecutor.