Jessup Prison Fight Leaves One Dead: Police

JESSUP, MD — After an inmate was stabbed to death Sunday at the Jessup Correctional Institution, several other prisoners are being investigated as potential suspects, according to Maryland State Police.

John A. O’Sullivan, 43, was found bleeding from what appeared to be multiple stab or puncture wounds on the floor of the F building, where officers were called to a fight in progress after 10 a.m., police said.

Correctional officers quickly took several inmates into custody who were seen walking away from the victim, according to police.

O'Sullivan, an inmate at the prison, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical services personnel. His body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy.

Investigators from the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit spent Sunday interviewing inmates, obtaining and serving search warrants in the prison, and working with crime scene technicians processing the scene for evidence. No charges had been filed as of Sunday evening.

The investigation will be reviewed by the State’s Attorney’s Office before charges are placed. Police said investigators have already been in contact with the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office about the case.

Pictured, Jessup Correctional Institution. Photo Credit: Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

With reporting by Patch Editor Deb Belt.