Scott D. Collinsworth
Scott D. Collinsworth died on October 2, 2015, while held at the Apalachee East Unit, a Florida state prison in Sneads. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded his death as a homicide. According to the State Attorney's Office, prosecutors said his cellmate attacked him with hands and feet, and in January 2018 a jury returned a second-degree murder verdict against the cellmate. Sentencing was scheduled for February 2018.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the death as a homicide, and a jury found his cellmate responsible for beating him to death.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Office of State Attorney Glenn Hess; jury.