Vermont State Police Investigating Death of Inmate at Newport Correctional Facility

The Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a man who was in the custody of the Vermont Department of Corrections. VSP was notified at about 10 a.m. Saturday, April 5, that James Ingerson, a 54-year-old inmate at the Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport, had been found dead in his cell. Per standard protocol, a detective from the Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations was assigned to the case and began a death investigation. Initial information gathered by VSP indicates Ingerson had reported not feeling well and had been receiving care for a medical issue prior to his cellmate’s discovering him unresponsive Saturday morning.