An inmate serving life for killing his girlfriend in Brandon has died in prison.
Robert Floyd McGuire, 56, was found unresponsive on his rack at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Monday morning. He was taken to the prison hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
There were no obvious signs of trauma to his body, according to the Sunflower County coroner. An autopsy will determine his cause and manner of death.
McGuire, MDOC #179526, was convicted of murder following a trial and sentenced Nov. 6, 2012 in Rankin County.
An inmate hospitalized since August 2019 died Tuesday morning at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.
Timmy Terrell Harden, 47, was serving 20 years for statutory rape in DeSoto County.
According to the Sunflower County coroner, Harden was being treated for a terminal illness, but an autopsy will determine his cause and manner of death.
Harden, MDOC #145597, was sentenced Dec. 16, 2008.
These stories first appeared at www.enterprise-tocsin.com
