Milo Warnock was expected to serve at least two years in prison for a DUI. Instead, he received a death sentence.
Warnock, a Lewiston native and Boise resident at the time of his sentencing, was killed Dec. 10 at Idaho State Correctional Center in Kuna.
His death highlights a number of issues at the Kuna prison complex, which is operated by the Idaho Department of Correction. Some of the issues reported at the maximum security facility at the complex in 2023 included another homicide and a fight involving 31 inmates that took place after Warnock’s death.
No one has been charged in Warnock’s death, but his family was told by investigators that the suspect is James Michael Johnson, who was Warnock’s cellmate, according to documents the family received from the prison.
Idaho State Police communications director Aaron Snell sent an email to the Lewiston Tribune on Thursday stating investigators’ findings will be sent to the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office this week or next for review and possible charges.