Inmate serving child assault sentence dies at Nebraska prison

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 18:31 · Archive

A 78-year-old inmate serving a 25-to-30-year sentence for attempted child sexual assault has died at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution.

Dennis Schneider, 78, has died while in custody at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in Nebraska, prison officials announced Friday. He was serving a 25-to-30-year sentence for attempted first-degree sexual assault of a child from Lancaster County, which began in August 2023.

The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services has not yet determined an official cause of death. Prison officials noted that Schneider was being treated for an underlying medical condition at the time of his death.

As required by Nebraska state law, a grand jury will convene to investigate the death of any inmate who dies in custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.

How it is being reported

• Inmate serving time for child sexual assault dies at Tecumseh prisonAn inmate serving a decades-long sentence at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution has died, prison officials announced Friday.1011Now · 9 Oct, 17:55
• Inmate serving time for child sexual assault dies at Tecumseh prisonAn inmate serving a decades-long sentence at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution has died, prison officials announced Friday.WOWT · 9 Oct, 17:55

In this story: Dennis Schneider · Tecumseh State Correctional Institution · Nebraska Department of Correctional Services · Lancaster County · Nebraska

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