SNEADS — An inmate at a state prison in Sneads died Thursday after an assault by another inmate, the Florida Department of Corrections Office (DOC) announced in a news release.
DOC officials said the death of inmate Jeremy Smith is being investigated by the Florida Department of Corrections Office of Inspector General and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Several details of the incident have been withheld as the investigation moves forward, according to DOC officials.
“In the morning hours of February 26 at Apalachee Correctional Institution, inmate Jeremy Smith died after being involved in an apparent assault by another inmate,” officials reported in the news release. “Following this incident, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was notified and has become the lead investigatory authority in this case.”
DOC said the office of Inspector General is proactively working with FDLE to provide investigatory assistance, and the DOC will employ all available resources to ensure that a thorough investigation is completed, officials said.
“As this is an open and active criminal investigation, this is all of the information available at this time,” the released stated.