LINO LAKES, Minn. — Officials have identified the inmate killed inside a correctional facility in Lino Lakes last week.
According to the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC), 63-year-old Steven Paul Patchen was found unresponsive in his cell at the Lino Lakes correctional facility on Thursday, Oct. 5. Officials say life-saving measures were administered, but Patchen was pronounced dead about at hour after he was found.
Last week, officials said they were investigating the death as a suspected homicide. A 42-year-old man, who is serving a life sentence at the facility for first-degree murder, is the lone suspect, according to the DOC. The suspect is currently in administrative segregation at the facility.
A spokesperson for the DOC said the circumstances surrounding the suspected homicide remain under investigation.
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