Derby man convicted in woman’s killing dies in prison
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Kansas corrections officials say a Derby man who was convicted of killing his girlfriend and stabbing her son has died in prison. The department says 48-year-old Charles Beck died Friday at a Hutchinson hospital. The cause of his death is being investigated but officials said it is not believed to be related to COVID-19. Beck was serving a hard-25 sentence plus nearly 14 more years for convictions in Russell and Sedgwick counties. Beck was convicted of stabbing and killing 43-year-old Lonnie Staggs in Derby in September 2013. He also stabbed and tried to kill Staggs’ teenage son. His crimes in Russell County included battery against a correctional officer.