INDIANA CO., Pa. — A current inmate at SCI Houtzdale has been charged in the death of his former cellmate at SCI Pine Grove in Indiana County.
Dwight Darnell Bowen, 43, is charged with criminal homicide in the January 2019 death of Luis Antonio Santiago.
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According to Pennsylvania State Police, Santiago was found unresponsive on the floor after Bowen made an internal call to prison staff around 10 p.m. that night.
Staff performed CPR on Santiago, and he was then taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
An autopsy showed the cause of death to be asphyxia due to venous obstruction and it was ruled a homicide, according to police. Investigators noticed lacerations and abrasions on the victim's body as well.
Police said DNA helped lead to charges against Bowen.
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