An investigation has been launched after death at the El Dorado Correctional Facility

EL DORADO, Kan. (WIBW) – The El Dorado Correctional Facility reported that an inmate died on Tuesday.

The Kansas Department of Corrections said 40-year-old Brooks Vonthaer died on Tuesday, October 22, at the El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF). In the afternoon he was found lifeless in his cell.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is conducting an ongoing investigation into Vonthaer's death, as is standard practice following the death of an inmate.

Vonthaer was serving a 62-month prison sentence in Shawnee County for multiple convictions, including aggravated assault, trespassing, theft and criminal damage.

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