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Georgia prison officials say inmate died after fight

Georgia prison officials say inmate died after fight
Georgia prison officials say inmate died after fight
Posted at 1:53 AM, Mar 20, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-19 21:59:51-04

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) - A Georgia inmate dies after a fight with another inmate.

The Georgia Department of Corrections says investigators are looking into the death of Valdosta State Prison inmate Benjamin Snyder.

The agency says Snyder was pronounced dead just after 10 a.m. Friday.

Snyder was sentenced to prison in 2013 in Richmond County after he was convicted of making terroristic threats.