(KLZA)-- An inmate at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution north of Tecumseh was found unresponsive in his cell October 5, after he and four other inmates allegedly, intentionally set fires inside of their cells around 6:00 p.m.
According to a Nebraska Department of Corrections release, 27-year-old Jesse Spencer was serving 12 - 20 years on charges that included second degree assault, assault by a confined person, theft, terroristic threats and criminal mischief out of Gage, Johnson and Lancaster counies.
When Emergency Response Team members tried to remove the prisoners from their burning cells, Spencer refused to leave his cell. Staff members went into retrieve him and Spencer was found lying in his cell.
Life saving efforts failed to revive Sepncer.
A grand jury will conduct an investigation into the death.
The other prisoners involved were not injured. Two staff members were examined at the hospital for non-serious medical situations related to the incident.
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