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FARMINGTON, Mo. (NewsFirst) – News First has exclusively learned of an inmate death at the Farmington Correctional Center Tuesday night. Missouri Department of Corrections Communications Director Karen Pojmann confirmed to SEMO News First that a 27-year-old inmate died during an “altercation between two offenders”.
Pojmann says the inmate was serving a ten-year sentence for assault and burglary related charges. The incident took place at around 8 pm.
The Missouri Department of Corrections along with local law enforcement agencies are investigating the incident, according to Pojmann. Names of the two inmates involved have not yet been released.
Stay with News First on this developing story.
