TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A federal grand jury has indicted a federal inmate with involuntary manslaughter and possessing contraband in prison for the April 14, 2023 stabbing death of a fellow inmate at the Terre Haute Federal Penitentiary, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana.
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Otha Don Watkins III, 42, of Cairo, Illinois, was already serving a federal prison sentence. According to the indictment, Watkins allegedly stabbed fellow inmate, Carlos Shelton, with an improvised knife, or "shank" during a fight. Shelton later died.
Improvised knives are illegal to possess in prison. If convicted, Watkins faces up to 8 years in federal prison, in addition to his current sentence.
