Kan. inmate serving time for murder found dead in his cell

LARNED, Kansas. – Larned State Correctional Facility (LSCF) resident Jason W. Cott, 45, died Saturday, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Cott was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday night. Staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical services arrived and transported him to a local hospital where he later died. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy.

Cott was serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole for two convictions of first degree murder in Johnson County, Kansas…

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