Inmate charged with murder following death investigation

WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (WSAZ) – An inmate at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC) was charged with murder and persistent felony offender of the first degree, according to Kentucky State Police.

On Sept. 18, 2025, a Morgan County Grand Jury returned an indictment on Daleon Rice, 45, an inmate at EKCC. Rice was charged with murder and persistent felony offender of the first degree.

The charges come after KSP were contacted on Aug. 31, 2025 to conduct a death investigation…

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