State Police Maryland State Police Investigating Death Of Inmate At Western Correctional Institution In Allegany County

[newsBot]

(CUMBERLAND, MD) – The Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at Western Correctional Institution in Allegany County.

The victim, identified as Christopher Barrett, 35, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Maryland State Police Homicide Unit responded to a report of an inmate death at the Western Correctional Institute in Cumberland, Maryland. According to a preliminary investigation, the victim was found deceased in his cell.

No arrests have been made at this time. The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit is leading the investigation. The case remains under investigation…

###​

CONTACT: Office of Media Communications, msp.media@maryland.gov

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.