Officials: Arizona inmate dead in apparent suicide
Anthony Olea
Photographer: Arizona Department of Corrections
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Posted: 10/07/2011
FLORENCE, AZ - Authorities say an inmate has died in an Arizona state prison facility.
Arizona Department of Corrections officials say Anthony Olea, 46, was serving two consecutive 17-year sentences for molestation of a child. He entered the system September 15, 2011.
Officials say Olea died Wednesday from an apparent suicide. He was pronounced dead after ADC staff attempted life saving measures.
Olea was being held at the Special Management Unit of ASPC-Eyman in Florence.
The death is under investigation by the department.
Copyright 2011 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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