ADOC: Fort Payne man dies at Bullock Correctional

Maggie Matteson
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BULLOCK COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – An inmate at Bullock Correctional Facility was found dead on Sunday, the Alabama Department of Corrections says.

According to ADOC, on May 12, 31-year-old Wesley Abernathy was discovered in medical distress in an outside area. He had been serving a 30-month sentence for manslaughter out of Marshall County.

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In 2021, Abernathy was charged with murder after the Guntersville Police Department said a “bar fight led to a shooting.” He later pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter.

He was taken to the Health Care Unit, where they administered life-saving measures.

Medical staff were unable to resuscitate him, and he was pronounced dead.

ADOC’s law enforcement division is investigating the death, while the cause is still pending.

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