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COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WITN) - An inmate here in our state is dead after being assaulted with a homemade weapon inside a prison.
It happened last night around 9:45 at the Columbus Correctional Institution.
49-year-old Scott Whitmeyer was stabbed multiple times and was transported to a local medical facility where he was pronounced dead.
The facility is currently on lockdown and an investigation is ongoing.
