Prisoner death reported at Algoa Correctional Center

Michael Damouth — Missouri Department of Corrections

Published June 2, 2022 6:58 PM

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Missouri Department of Corrections is reporting an offender died Wednesday afternoon.

Officials say Michael Damouth, 40, was pronounced dead at 2:43 p.m. at the Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City.

Damouth was serving a 3-year sentence for stealing $750 or more from St. Louis City, a 2-year sentence for resisting arrest/detention/stop by fleeing from Lincoln County, a 2-year sentence for stealing $750 or more from Jefferson County, a 2-year sentence for second-degree burglary and a 2-year sentence for stealing from St. Louis County.

An autopsy will be conducted.

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