West Plains, MO. – The South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Missouri has announced the first inmate death following a string of fentanyl-related deaths during the late 2022 summer months.
Offender Larry Bolton was pronounced dead at 11:05 a.m. on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at South Central Correctional Center. Bolton was a 53-year-old offender serving a 5-year sentence for second-degree assault from Maries County. The inmate was received in the Missouri Department of Corrections on Oct. 5, 2022.
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An autopsy will be conducted to determine cause of death.
Bolton makes the 12th death at the correctional center in Licking in 2022.
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