Died in prison
Russell Leon Hager
Russell Hager was held at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia when he died in March 2017. Investigators said his death followed a fight in the weight yard, and the Fayette County prosecutor, Larry Harrah, said another inmate stabbed him with a makeshift weapon. The other man was sentenced in April 2017 to 40 years for second-degree murder in the killing. One report dates the death to March 2017 without giving a specific day.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Fayette County prosecutor, Larry Harrah, says another inmate stabbed him to death with a makeshift weapon in the weight yard at Mount Olive Correctional Complex.
Reported by: Fayette County Prosecutor Larry Harrah.