BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. – Officials from the U.S. Penitentiary in Hazelton say Isaiah Bethea, 26, was found dead there Monday around 5 p.m. Emergency workers tried to revive Bethea, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
There are no indication the death was COVID-19 related.
Bethea was serving a five year sentence for racketeering, violence and disrupting commerce by robbery.