Name not reported
A 63-year-old man was held at the Lino Lakes prison in Minnesota when he died on October 5, 2023. The Department of Corrections said he was found unresponsive in his cell that Thursday morning and was pronounced dead around 11:30 a.m. The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office ruled his death a homicide caused by strangulation, and according to a criminal complaint, his cellmate is accused of strangling him. The Department of Corrections is investigating the death as a suspected homicide and has placed another person in administrative segregation.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office ruled the cause strangulation, and a criminal complaint says his cellmate strangled him.
Reported by: Midwest Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); criminal complaint; Minnesota Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).