ANGOLA, La. (AP) - Authorities say a 46-year-old state prison inmate from New Orleans has died after a fight with another inmate in the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections says Derrick Williams collapsed after the fight Saturday and died shortly afterward at the prison treatment center.
Department spokesman Ken Pastorick says in a news release that the other inmate’s name is being withheld, and the cause of Williams’ death is under investigation.
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He was serving a life sentence for crimes including two counts each of aggravated rape and aggravated armed robbery, and one each of armed robbery, second-degree battery, attempted robbery, and attempted escape.
The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office and Prison officials are investigating, and will decide whether to file charges after the autopsy and full investigation.
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