HCF inmate serving time for violent robbery found dead in cell

HUTCHINSON, KAN. – Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) resident Dekow Omar, 30, died Thursday, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Omar was found unresponsive in his cell Thursday morning. Staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical services arrived but were unsuccessful. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy.

Omar was serving a 208-month sentence for a count conviction of aggravated robbery in Sedgwick County, Kansas…

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