FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison in connection to a 2022 murder, according to the 11th Judicial District Attorney's (DA's) Office.
The incident happened on March 8, 2022 inside the Fremont County Correctional Facility. The DA's Office says White killed his cellmate, Cruz Carbajal.
A jury had previously found White guilty of first-degree murder.
According to the El Paso County Coroner's Office, Carbajal died from strangulation and blunt force trauma.
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