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ASP CID INVESTIGATINGINMATE DEATH AT VARNER UNIT

VARNER, Ark. — Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) are investigating the death of a Varner Unit inmate who reported an attack Thursday afternoon.

Wade May, 32, notified correctional staff around 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2026, that he was bleeding from a neck wound.

May was then transported to Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, where he was pronounced dead around 5:45 p.m.

May’s body will be sent to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory, where cause and manner of death will be determined.

May was serving an 84-month sentence for a 2024 Aggravated Assault on a Family Member out of Nevada County.

Another inmate has been identified as a suspect.

The investigation is ongoing, and no further information is being released at this time.

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