KSP Probing Inmate Death After Alleged Assault at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex

Overview

• The incident occurred Sunday night inside the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex in West Liberty, Morgan County.
• Corrections staff found 49-year-old inmate Marcus D. Gray unresponsive in his cell.
• Lifesaving measures were initiated and Gray was taken to a local hospital, then flown to UK Hospital in Lexington, where he died.
• A preliminary inquiry identifies another inmate, 32-year-old John Thomas, as the alleged assailant.
• Kentucky State Police say the investigation remains ongoing and the case will go before a Morgan County grand jury.