Officials say inmate on furlough died at Lincoln hospital

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An inmate assigned to the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln died Monday at a Lincoln hospital, state officials said.

Bao Nguyen was on a 48-hour furlough to the home of an immediate family member when he went to the hospital, the Nebraska Correctional Services Department said in a news release Tuesday. The 37-year-old had been serving seven years for Lancaster County crimes that included leaving the scene of an accident, operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest and possession of a controlled substance. His sentence began in September 2017.

His cause of death is being investigated.