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Monday, January 09, 2017Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt said Thursday his office is investigating the death of 26-year-old Justin Kestner at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wis.Schmidt says "there's no foul play involved" by any other inmates and the death "seems that it was self-inflicted."Authorities announced last week that Kestner, 26, of Rembrandt, was found unresponsive in his cell on Dec. 21, and was soon pronounced dead. His family said in an obituary that the northwest Iowa native died "unexpectedly."Kestner had been transferred to Wisconsin in November after causing major problems for Iowa prison officials.Kestner began his sentence in January 2010, and made multiple attempts to thwart prison employees in Iowa before being transferred to Wisconsin.In July 2015, Kestner made national headlines for what was deemed an "ingenious" escape from one of Iowa's most secure prison cells at the state penitentiary in Fort Madison.Kestner climbed through piping and a vent to reach the roof, before climbing down the downspout. He then stole a car, and was captured hours later.Kestner again found himself at the center of scandal in an Iowa prison when the Iowa Department of Corrections said he used a "crude piece of metal" to assault a correcti...
Monday, January 02, 2017Wisconsin cell, one month after he was transferred there. Authorities said Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, that Kestner was found unresponsive at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wis. on Dec. 21. (Iowa Department of Corrections via AP) lessFILE - This file photo provided by the Iowa Department of Corrections shows Justin Kestner. Kestner an inmate from Iowa with a history of violence toward guards and one daring escape has been found dead in a ... morePhoto: APInmate from Iowa dies in cell after move to Wisconsin prisonBack to GalleryIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An inmate from Iowa with a history of violence toward guards and one notorious escape has died in a Wisconsin prison one month after he was transferred there, authorities said Thursday.Justin Kestner, 26, was found unresponsive Dec. 21 in his assigned cell at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin, the Iowa Department of Corrections said in a statement. Prison staff responded and initiated lifesaving measures that were unsuccessful.Prison officials and the Dodge County sheriff said Thursday that they are investigating the death, and that no additional information on the suspected cause or manner was available. A medical examiner said autopsy results haven't been completed.Kestner made headlines on July 4, 2015, when he became the first inmate in a decade to escape from Iowa's historic maximum-security prison in Fort Madison. An investigation found that he removed screws from...
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Monday, January 09, 2017Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt said Thursday his office is investigating the death of 26-year-old Justin Kestner at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wis.Schmidt says "there's no foul play involved" by any other inmates and the death "seems that it was self-inflicted."Authorities announced last week that Kestner, 26, of Rembrandt, was found unresponsive in his cell on Dec. 21, and was soon pronounced dead. His family said in an obituary that the northwest Iowa native died "unexpectedly."Kestner had been transferred to Wisconsin in November after causing major problems for Iowa prison officials.Kestner began his sentence in January 2010, and made multiple attempts to thwart prison employees in Iowa before being transferred to Wisconsin.In July 2015, Kestner made national headlines for what was deemed an "ingenious" escape from one of Iowa's most secure prison cells at the state penitentiary in Fort Madison.Kestner climbed through piping and a vent to reach the roof, before climbing down the downspout. He then stole a car, and was captured hours later.Kestner again found himself at the center of scandal in an Iowa prison when the Iowa Department of Corrections said he used a "crude piece of metal" to assault a correcti...
Monday, January 02, 2017Wisconsin cell, one month after he was transferred there. Authorities said Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, that Kestner was found unresponsive at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wis. on Dec. 21. (Iowa Department of Corrections via AP) lessFILE - This file photo provided by the Iowa Department of Corrections shows Justin Kestner. Kestner an inmate from Iowa with a history of violence toward guards and one daring escape has been found dead in a ... morePhoto: APInmate from Iowa dies in cell after move to Wisconsin prisonBack to GalleryIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An inmate from Iowa with a history of violence toward guards and one notorious escape has died in a Wisconsin prison one month after he was transferred there, authorities said Thursday.Justin Kestner, 26, was found unresponsive Dec. 21 in his assigned cell at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin, the Iowa Department of Corrections said in a statement. Prison staff responded and initiated lifesaving measures that were unsuccessful.Prison officials and the Dodge County sheriff said Thursday that they are investigating the death, and that no additional information on the suspected cause or manner was available. A medical examiner said autopsy results haven't been completed.Kestner made headlines on July 4, 2015, when he became the first inmate in a decade to escape from Iowa's historic maximum-security prison in Fort Madison. An investigation found that he removed screws from...