PITTSBURGH — Charges have been filed against eight men for the murder of a homicide suspect at the Allegheny County Jail.
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Tyrone Good,44, was killed in the jail on May 13. He was a homicide suspect in the death of Michelle Sturdivant.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Allegheny County Police Department announced charges filed against:
- Kendall McKoy, 24
- Justin Allen, 25
- Delvonte Woodson, 20
- Jerrell Rockymore, 18
- Mark Beavers, 27
- Tavarius Lee, 20
- Shawn Davis, 23
- Anthony Schmitt, 24
Police said all eight men are facing criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy and tampering with physical evidence charges.
Good was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
According to a criminal complaint, surveillance video from the housing unit helped investigators reconstruct what happened.
Officials noted there is no camera inside the cell where the assault occurred.
Court records state that shortly before 12:45 p.m., six inmates entered Good’s cell after his cellmate allegedly left the door partially open.
Investigators say the men then closed the door and covered the cell window.
Two additional inmates were allegedly seen standing near the cell during that time.
About two minutes later, those two inmates entered the cell and closed the door, according to investigators.
Authorities allege all eight inmates then spent approximately six minutes and 30 seconds inside the cell, where Good was severely beaten and superficially stabbed.
Court documents state the assault was so violent that some of Good’s teeth were broken.
“The fact that someone was able to be murdered inside the jail is first and foremost our number one concern,” said Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board member Bethany Hallam.
Investigators say that just before 1 p.m., Good was seen on surveillance video covered in blood and staggering toward a correctional officer’s desk.
The complaint states that Good was observed with a net sack tied around his left wrist.
Good collapsed near the desk and was later taken to a hospital, where he died.
Detectives later recovered two discarded bags from the jail housing unit containing suspected blood-stained jail uniforms, shoes and an inmate identification wristband bearing McKoy’s name, according to court records.
“We have been patiently waiting for county police to conclude their investigation. I don’t get the impression that this is the end of it, so I’m waiting to see what else they come up with, any suggestions that they have,” Hallam said.
While criminal charges have now been filed, questions remain about how the attack was able to happen inside the jail.
“We are really interested in figuring out: was it staffing shortages, was it negligence, was it policies and procedures that allowed this to happen,” Hallam said.
All eight defendants remain incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail and are awaiting preliminary hearings.
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