Inmate at a federal prison in Pa. dies after fight
Updated May 10, 2021;
ALLENWOOD A man serving a life term on murder and other charges from New York City has died after being injured in a fight at the Federal Correctional Institution at Allenwood.
Adrian Payne, 50, died at the Geisinger Medical Center near Danville where a prison spokesperson said he was taken with life-threatening injuries following the fight that occurred about 5 p.m. Saturday.
Montour County Coroner Scott Lynn said Payne died at 10:11 p.m. Saturday and an autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause.
The other inmate, who was not identified, suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene, the spokesperson said.
COVID-19
The state Department of Health (DOH) reported 246 new COVID-19 cases in Valley counties and an increase of 109 inmate cases at the low-security Federal Correctional Institute in Allenwood.
Thirty-three of the state s 67 counties reported 100 or more new infections, according to the data. Saturdayâs report was the ninth time in 10 days with 9,000 or more new cases statewide and the ninth time in 11 days with 200 or more deaths.
The state infection total climbed to 548,489 with 9,834 new cases. There were 217 deaths, pushing that total to 13,825.
In Valley counties, there have been 9,052 cases and 271 deaths. On Saturday, the state reported 70 new cases in Montour County, 63 new cases and seven new deaths in Northumberland County, 44 new cases in Snyder and 69 new infections with two new deaths in Union County.