Name not reported
A man held at a West Virginia prison was stabbed in November 2020 by another person held there, using a homemade metal weapon. He was taken to Montgomery General Hospital, where he died of his injuries. The Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney's Office says surveillance footage and DNA evidence support its account, and that the other person has admitted to the killing. Prison video was described by the West Virginia State Police and an autopsy report as showing the attack in a residence hall upstairs hallway, with the autopsy attributing the death to the stab wounds.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prosecutors say another inmate stabbed him with a homemade metal weapon, and the autopsy attributed his death to stab wounds.
Reported by: Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney's Office; West Virginia State Police (outside investigators); autopsy report.