Indiana State Police Requested to Investigate Inmate Death At Westville Correctional Facility

Westville- On Tuesday, November 7^th, the Indiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division Lowell Post was contacted by the Westville Correctional Facility to investigate an inmate death that had been discovered at 8:00 a.m. Preliminary investigation shows that John R. Taylor, 35, from Greene County, Indiana, died from blunt force trauma as determined through an autopsy by the LaPorte County Coroner. Mr. Taylor was serving a sentence for felony convictions out of Greene County, IN. Family notification has been made to next of kin.

This is an ongoing criminal investigation.  Once completed, the case will be turned over to the LaPorte County Prosecutor for consideration of charges.

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