An investigation is underway after an inmate died at Augusta State Medical Prison.
The Richmond County Coroner's Office said Amos Huff, 60, was pronounced dead at 11:11 p.m. March 30 at the facility in Grovetown, a news release Wednesday said.
Officials said they believe Huff's death to be the result of injuries sustained during a fight with another inmate, Johnathan Randy Fesperman, who has since been charged with murder, WJBF-TV reported.
An inmate died at Augusta State Medical Prison in Georgia on March 30. An investigation into the inmate’s death is underway.
A warrant states that Fesperman, who is serving time for a 2016 armed robbery, allegedly strangled Huff with a sheet, officials said.
The medical prison provides "centralized acute, specialized medical ... services for male and female offenders," according to the state Department of Corrections website.