The Oklahoman
CUSHING — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections released the names of four inmates who died in connection with a Saturday incident at the Cimarron Correctional Institute in Cushing.
Dead are Anthony Fulwilder, Michael Mayden, Kyle Tiffee and Christopher Tignor.
Three other inmates — Jared Cruce, Cordell Johnson and Jesse Hood — were injured in the incident and remain hospitalized, corrections officials said. All three were in stable condition at 9:14 a.m. Monday, according to a news release.
Another inmate was treated at a hospital and taken back to the prison.
Corrections officials reported a fight broke out at 4:36 p.m. The incident lasted less than two minutes, and corrections officers secured the prison’s housing area in 38 minutes, officials said.
Cimarron Correctional Institute is a 1,720-bed prison owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America, a private corporation. The prison houses medium- and maximum-security male inmates.