LINO LAKES, Minn. — The correctional facility in Lino Lakes continues to be on "modified" lockdown Friday, which officials say is due to a power outage — not the apparent killing of an inmate that occurred Thursday.
A representative for the prison told KARE 11 portions of the facility lost power earlier in the week and crews are on site, working to restore it.
The penitentiary was first placed on lockdown early Thursday evening after a 63-year-old man was found unresponsive inside his cell. About an hour after the inmate was found, he was pronounced dead by emergency personnel.
Prison officials have not yet released the name of the victim, but said he was serving a 19.5-year sentence.
A 42-year-old man, who is serving a life sentence at the same facility, is the only suspect in the incident and has been taken to "administrative segregation," according to a statement from the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
Under a modified lockdown, inmates are restricted to their units.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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