(Westville, IN) - Authorities are investigating the possibly suspicious death of an inmate at Westville Correctional Facility.

 

Indiana State Police were called to the prison at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday after the inmate was found deceased. So far, investigators have not shed any light on what happened leading up to his death.  However, the La Porte County Coroner’s Office ruled following an autopsy that the cause of death was blunt force trauma.

 

The inmate has been identified as 35-year-old John Taylor of Greene County, which is south and west of Bloomington.

 

According to court records, he was serving a 9-year sentence for Armed Criminal Confinement and Battery to a police officer.

 

Once the investigation is completed, authorities said, the La Porte County Prosecutor’s Office will consider charges, if necessary.