Inmate dies in hospital after Allegheny County Jail cell assault

PITTSBURGH — An inmate at the Allegheny County Jail has died after being stabbed on Wednesday.

Allegheny County police say multiple inmates entered the 44-year-old man’s cell and assaulted him at 12:48 p.m.

He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police say everyone involved in the incident has been accounted for.

Allegheny County police are investigating, and Allegheny County Jail officials will conduct an internal review, as is standard practice.

The deceased inmate’s family has been notified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the cause and manner of death.

Channel 11 sources identified the victim as 44-year-old Tyrone Good.

Good was in the Allegheny County Jail on a homicide charge following the death of 44-year-old Michelle Sturdivant in December.

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Good was accused of killing Sturdivant, with whom he reportedly had an abusive relationship for several years.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner confirmed Good had been stabbed.

Channel 11 reached out to Allegheny County Councilmember Bethany Hallam, who serves on the Jail Oversight Board, about the incident.

“They want answers in the same way anyone would. How did something like this happen in the jail under constant surveillance, with armed staff? How did something like this happen?” Hallam said.

Hallam said Good had only been moved to that section of the jail in the last couple of days.

“Is the jail not adequately staffed to keep the people who are incarcerated there safe? That’s definitely at the forefront of my mind during all this,” Hallam said.

She and other board members plan to visit the jail in the coming days.

“I also think any death in our custody is one too many and we’ve been experiencing a lot of success as a board. This is a setback that breaks all of our hearts,” Hallam said.

Channel 11 also reached out to a jail spokesperson and the head of the guard union. Both declined to comment.

We also reached out to Michelle Sturdivant’s family and have not heard back.

Good was set to be in court for a preliminary hearing next week.

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