Inmate Convicted Of Murdering Cellmate At McAlester Prison

A man serving a life sentence in prison for manslaughter has now been convicted of murder while in prison.

A federal jury found William Brown guilty of killing his cellmate, Mark Lawhead, by beating and strangling him.

It happened in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester in 2019.

Brown was a member of the Indian Brotherhood prison gang and prosecutors said he committed the murder to boost his reputation.

He's looking at a federal life sentence for the murder.