LAKE CITY, FL. (THECOUNT) — Larry Mark has been identified as the Florida Columbia Correctional Institution prison inmate who was strangled by his cellmate, who then pulled out his eyes and wore his ear as a necklace Thursday.
Mark, 58, who was serving life in the facility for murder, was killed in an altercation with his cellmate who reportedly was angered by his “constant pestering.” After the killing, the cellmate dropped the victim’s eyes in a cup and told fellow prisoners he was planning to drink or eat them later on.
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The dorm where Mark died was manned by just one control-room officer and a sergeant who was busy elsewhere in the compound—just one example of staff shortages that have left the facility rattled, reports Fox43.
The killer’s name hasn’t been released while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates.
A Florida prison inmate murdered his cellmate Thursday by strangling him, pulling out his eyes, and strolling into the prison chow hall wearing the guy’s ear around his neck—a killing that highlights bigger problems at Columbia Correctional Institution.
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