BUCKEYE, Ariz. — A homicide investigation is underway after an inmate at the Arizona State Prison Complex - Lewis (ASPC-Lewis) was found unresponsive in his housing unit, and later died, the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADCRR) said.
On Saturday, Jereme Cosby, 50, was found injured and unresponsive in a shared housing unit. Although prison staff attempted life-saving measures, paramedics declared Cosby dead on the scene.
The ADCRR said that Cosby's death is being treated as a "suspected homicide" and investigations are underway,
Cosby was incarcerated in 2005 for a for 1st-Degree Murder charge out of Mohave County.
The county medical examiner's office will be helping in the investigation. The cause of Cosby's death has not been disclosed.
This is a developing story. Stay with 12News for more updates.
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