Community Corrections Center Inmate Dies
February 5, 2020 4:32AM CST
(KFOR NEWS February 5, 2020) A 21-year old inmate at the Community Corrections Center–Omaha was taken to the hospital and declared deceased after being found unresponsive in his cell around 4:20 Tuesday morning.
Carmichael Elya began serving his sentence on March 6, 2017. He was serving six to 10-years on a charge of first degree sexual assault out of Sarpy County.
The cause of death has yet to be determined. As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, a grand jury will conduct an investigation.
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