A man is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of his cellmate.
The Alaska Dispatch News reports 20-year-old James Clinton had been in an Anchorage jail cell with 53-year-old Mark Canul for about four hours Friday when a prison guard found the older man unconscious during a routine check.
Canul was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Troopers said in a dispatch released Saturday that Clinton assaulted Canul, contributing to his death.
Both men had both been jailed on charges of refusing to leave bus property. Canul was waiting for a competency hearing and Clinton had a court appearance set for Tuesday.
KTUU-TV reported an autopsy is planned.
Troopers and the Alaska Department of Corrections are conducting separate investigations into the death.
