LAGRANGE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – An inmate at the Kentucky State Reformatory in LaGrange has been convicted of manslaughter in connection to the 2020 death of a fellow inmate, according to a report from Kentucky State Police Post 5. The investigation began on November 22, 2020, when DeCarlo Conn was found unresponsive at the facility. He was transported to…
LAGRANGE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – An inmate at the Kentucky State Reformatory in LaGrange has been convicted of manslaughter in connection to the 2020 death of a fellow inmate, according to a report from Kentucky State Police Post 5.
The investigation began on November 22, 2020, when DeCarlo Conn was found unresponsive at the facility. He was transported to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The police investigation revealed that Conn had been involved in a physical altercation with another inmate, Glenn Odom.
Odom was subsequently indicted for murder, tampering with physical evidence, and being a persistent felony offender. However, after a jury trial in Oldham County Circuit Court from October 7 to October 11, 2024, he was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter, tampering with physical evidence, and second-degree persistent felony offender status.
Formal sentencing for Odom is scheduled for November 26, 2024.