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Lee Federal prison officials say inmate killed, won't discuss incident
Published 10/01/2008 By Staff report
HICKORY FLATS "? A Tuesday incident involving two inmates has resulted in the death of one of the pair at the United States Penitentiary, Lee. A news release from the prison states that staff responded to an incident between two inmates at approximately 10:21 a.m. and immediately separated the two inmates.
Inmate Quentin Corniel was immediately transported to Lee Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 11:51 a.m.
Public Information Officer Todd Sloop declined Wednesday to say how the inmate died, but did say an autopsy was conducted on Wednesday.
However, he said, results were not in and were not expected for a while. The Federal Bureau of Prisons is investigating the incident, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been called to assist.
Sloop said no charges have been placed against the other inmate yet, pending the outcome of the investigation. He declined to give further details of the incident, the manner of the victim's death, or the name of the second inmate involved, citing the pending investigation.
No staff were injured during the incident, he said. The institution was placed in lockdown status as a result of the incident. Corniel was serving a 77-month sentence for being a felon in possession of ammunition. He was received at USP Lee on May 20, 2008 and had a projected release date of August 26, 2009.
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