Inmate at Mount Olive convicted of Second-Degree Murder of another inmate
MOUNT OLIVE, WV (WVNS) — An inmate at Mount Olive Correctional Center was convicted of Second-Degree Murder after stabbing another inmate multiple times.
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On April 16, 2024, 55-year-old Charles Redman pleaded guilty to the felony offense of Second-Degree Murder. He faces ten to 40 years in prison.
Members of the West Virginia State Police received a report around 8:45 p.m. on November 20, 2020, about a stabbing at the Mount Olive Correctional Center in Fayette County.
Troopers were informed that an inmate was stabbed multiple times by another inmate. The victim later died at the Montgomery General Hospital.
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Prison video showed Redman was in the main floor of the residence hall sitting at a card table. The victim tried to sit beside Redman which led to him punching the victim.
The victim, who video shows was not the aggressor in the incident, got up and went to an upstairs hallway where video showed that Redman followed and then stabbed him.
Investigators later found a piece of metal around eight inches long that was covered in blood. The West Virginia State Police determined that the DNA found on the weapon was that of the victim’s.
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The victim received four stab wounds, lacerations, and abrasions. The autopsy report showed the victim died due to the stab wounds.
Redman admitted that he stabbed the victim to a relative during a recorded phone call, and to officers at the correctional center.
Redman’s sentencing is scheduled for July 8, 2024.
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