LARNED  – Larned State Correctional Facility resident Cortez Timley died Wednesday morning at the facility. The cause of death is pending further investigation and results of an independent autopsy, according to a Kansas Department of Corrections news release.

Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of theKDOC, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The investigation is currently on-going.

Timley, 33, was serving a sentence for one count of murder in the first degree, three counts related to drug possession and one misdemeanor count of interfering with the duties of a law enforcement officer from Shawnee County. He was admitted to KDOC on June 11, 2018.

The Larned State Correctional Facility is an all-male facility housing all custody levels with a current population of 525 residents.