Oct. 18 – An inmate indicted this week is accused of trying to kill his cellmate at Warren Correctional Institution.
Eugene Lavar Stiggers Jr., 24, was indicted Monday by a Warren County grand jury on charges of attempted murder and assault.
“On January 2, 2024, while incarcerated at the Warren Correctional Institution, the defendant caused serious physical harm to his cellmate in an attempt to cause his death,” Stiggers’ complaint states.
His case was assigned to Warren County Common Pleas Judge Robert Peeler. No arraignment date has been set.
This newspaper has made public records requests for the report and more information to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, which handled the investigation.
Stiggers is still in custody at WCI in Lebanon.
According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction, he was scheduled to be released on Oct. 26 after serving 2.5 years in prison for a conviction in Allen County for possession of a firearm in a liquor establishment and carrying a concealed weapon. website.
