Inmate pleads guilty to attacking inmate at penitentiary
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January 27, 2019
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A prison inmate has admitted to fracturing another inmate's skull with a metal pipe, leaving the man in a "semi-vegetative state" for several months.
The Kansas City Star reports 49-year-old Jimmy Eastep Jr., pleaded guilty Monday to assault with a dangerous weapon.
According to his plea agreement, Eastep assaulted 52-year-old Michael Seaman at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth in January 2016 after Seaman called him a name.
Investigators found a 20-inch metal pipe with blood next to Seaman Seaman.
Investigators say Seaman was not able to communicate with them fo...
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