Credit: PA Internet News Service
An inmate from Bristol Township’s Levittown died at a state prison, according to officials.
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Martin Mcloughlin, 33, of Bristol Township’s Levittown section, was discovered Tuesday morning by prison staff at State Correctional Institution at Phoenix in Montgomery County.
Efforts to resuscitate Mcloughlin were made until medical personnel arrived, but he was pronounced deceased at 6:22 a.m., according to Joseph Terra, the prison’s superintendent.
Mcloughlin was serving an 8-to-22-year sentence following a Bucks County conviction for aggravated assault with serious bodily injury, assault by a prisoner, reckless endangerment, and related offenses. He had been transferred to the facility on July 6, 2023, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and court records.
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The Pennsylvania State Police have been notified of the death, as per protocol, and will lead the investigation to determine the circumstances, Terra said.
The official cause of death was pending and will be determined by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
Officials confirmed that Mcloughlin’s next-of-kin has been notified.
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McLoughlin has past convictions for crimes in the lower and central parts of Bucks County, according to court records.
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