Died in prison
Name not reported
A person held at Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron, Missouri, was struck repeatedly by their cellmate during an argument in August 2023, according to a probable cause statement. Staff found them seriously injured the next day, and they were taken to two hospitals before dying in October 2023. According to the probable cause statement, an autopsy attributed the death to complications from blunt force trauma sustained in a physical assault.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A probable cause statement says an autopsy attributed the death to complications from blunt force trauma from a physical assault by his cellmate.
Reported by: probable cause statement.