Tuesday, September 27, 2011
State Police Investigating Fatal Prison Fight
{West Virginia}...State Police continue to investigate a fight which took place at the Mt. Olive Prison about 9:30 A.M. Saturday morning that left one inmate dead and a second facing murder charges. Troopers say 30 year old Joseph Braddock of Morgantown and 26 year old Christopher Cox of Spencer got into an altercation. State Police Col. R.A. Spearen says Braddock was thrown to the ground and Cox kicked him in the head several times, causing severe trauma. Braddock was flown by helicopter to CAMC General Hospital where he was taken off life support Sunday night. Braddock was at the correctional facility after he was indicted in 2006 in connection with a trip he took to Pittsburgh with two 14 year old Preston County boys, where he was accused of giving them cocaine and having sex with them. Cox, who was incarcerated for a conviction of second degree murder and robbery, will face additional charges.