SULLIVAN COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — An inmate death at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle is being investigated as a homicide.
According to Indiana State Police, investigators suspect foul play in the death of 57-year-old Kevin J. Carpenter.
Carpenter was found unresponsive by correctional facility staff at 5:40 Sunday morning. Staff gave Carpenter first aid, but it didn’t work.
Indiana State Police have initiated a death investigation at the request of the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility and Sullivan County Prosecutor Ann Smith-Mischler.
An autopsy was conducted Monday morning at Terre Haute Regional Hospital, those results are still pending.
Carpenter was incarcerated with the Indiana Department of Corrections since February 2011.
This is an active investigation. WTWO/WAWV will update this story with new details when available.
