An inmate in Maryland is suspected of killing one other prisoner inside his personal cell.
Maryland State Police say a murder investigation is underway at North Department Correctional Establishment in Cumberland after Robert Warren, 28, was discovered lifeless Monday.
“A suspect, additionally an inmate, has been recognized. He has not been charged right now and isn’t being recognized till prices are positioned,” State Police stated.
North Department Correctional Establishment is a maximum-security facility in Allegany County.
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Maryland State Police say Robert Warren, who was “a state jail inmate serving time on the North Department Correctional Establishment in Cumberland,” was “declared deceased in his cell on November 25 by emergency medical service personnel.”
“On Monday, November 25, the Maryland State Police Murder Unit was contacted by investigators from the Division of Public Security and Correctional Providers Inner Investigative Unit (DPSCS IID) about an inmate demise,” in response to Maryland State Police.
“Post-mortem outcomes from the Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner dominated Warren’s demise as a murder,” it added.
Upon completion of the investigation, proof shall be introduced to the Allegany County State’s Lawyer’s Workplace for evaluate, State Police additionally stated.
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The doorway to the North Department Correctional Establishment in Cumberland, Md. (Google Maps)
The incident comes weeks after a prisoner reportedly stabbed two correctional officers on the similar facility.
In that assault on Nov. 8, the 2 officers “sustained severe however non-life-threatening accidents and have been transported to a close-by hospital for remedy,” the Baltimore Banner reported, citing the Maryland Division of Public Security and Correctional Providers.
A stabbing reportedly occurred on the North Department Correctional Establishment earlier this month. (Google Maps)
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“Extra responding workers members have been additionally evaluated for minor accidents,” a corrections division spokesperson instructed the web site. “The suspect didn’t obtain any severe accidents and is being questioned by investigators.”
