A prisoner at SCI Laurel Highlands who was sentenced on charges involving the sexual assault of someone under 16 was found dead in his cell over the weekend.
Joseph Warrne, 36, of Meadville, was found unresponsive in his cell on Saturday, July 11, according to Superintendent M. Hainsworth. Prison staff and medical workers responded and offered life-saving care until EMS arrived. Warren died at 11:26 a.m. while serving a sentence of up to 12 and a half years for involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, aggravated assault of someone under 16, and statutory sexual assault by someone 8-11 years older in Crawford County.
Hainsworth stated that Warren has been at SCI Laurel Highlands since March 13.
The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating. The Somerset County Coroner’s Office will investigate the cause of death.
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