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Lancaster Native With Lengthy Criminal History Found Dead In SCI Houtzdale Prison Cell Lancaster Native With Lengthy Criminal History Found Dead In SCI Houtzdale Prison Cell
Lancaster Native With Lengthy Criminal History Found Dead In SCI Houtzdale Prison Cell An inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale was found dead in his cell, officials announced on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2024. Lance Heverly, 39, was discovered unresponsive in his cell. Prison staff immediately began life-saving measures until emergency medical personnel arrived, but Heverly was pronounced deceased at 1:35 p.m., according to SCI Houtzdale Superintendent David Close. Heverly had been serving a five- to 10-year sentence for aggravated assault with serious bodily injury on a Lancaster County conviction. He was incarcerated at SCI Houtzdale on Feb. 9, 2022. Heverly…

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