Inmate apparently strangled at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility

Friday, March 21, 2008

CARLISLE, Ind. (AP) -- A man convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor died after being attacked in his cell at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility.

Robert Crane, 27, who appeared to have been strangled, died while being treated at a hospital about 1:30 p.m. Friday, two hours after the attack, prison spokesman Rich Larsen said.

Indiana State Police and prison investigators named Crane's cellmate, Michael Gibson, 33, as a suspect in the attack, Larsen said.

Gibson is serving a 119-year sentence for two attempted murders, battery, burglary and possessing a weapon, with an earliest possible release date of 2063, Larsen said. His crimes occurred in Morgan and Madison counties.

The two prisoners were being held in protective custody, Larsen said.

Following the attack, guards immediately tried to resuscitate Crane, Larsen said. He was rushed to Sullivan County Community Hospital.

Crane, who also had been convicted of attempted escape, was serving a 14-year term.

The Wabash Valley Correctional Facility houses more than 2,100 prisoners in maximum and minimum security.

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why would a sex affender even be placed in a cell with a someone in there for murder anyways, sounds as if it was a set up.

-- Posted by AFITOAD on Mon, Mar 24, 2008, at 1:43 PM

The key phrase here is PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. The convicted sex offender was placed in a cell with an offender who is basicly looking at a life sentence. It is comonly known that sex offenders have a hire incident of being attacked while incarcerated.

So, why would anyone place a sex offender in a cell with someone looking at basiclly life? He has nothing to loose. Where was the protective custody mentioned in the article?

-- Posted by Gaurd101 on Sun, Mar 23, 2008, at 4:45 AM

How sad! The 2nd inmate in a month to be killed by another inmate.

-- Posted by MinerChic on Sat, Mar 22, 2008, at 1:45 PM

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