LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An inmate at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln has died, according to state prisons officials.
Keeva O’Neal, 48, died Sunday night, the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said in a news release. Officials said they have not determined O’Neal’s cause of death, but said he was being treated for a medical condition at the time of his death. Officials did not disclose the nature of O’Neal’s medical condition.
O’Neal was serving a 45- to 65-year sentence for first-degree assault and weapons counts. He began serving the sentence in April 1997.
State law requires a grand jury investigation any time a person dies in state custody.
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