Cellmate the Prime Suspect in Homicide
Gouverneur, NY – A 26 year old inmate was strangled to death inside his cell at the medium security correctional facility on Monday and investigators are focusing on his cellmate as the prime suspect in the homicide.
On Monday, June 5, a nurse and a corrections officer were distributing medication to inmates during the evening. When they approached one cell, they observed an inmate on the floor of the cell unresponsive and immediately called for a medical response. FULL PRESS RELEASE