A 73-year-old man serving seven years for his conviction on sodomy charges has died in custody in a prison in Cameron. In a news release, the Missouri Department of Corrections said Alvin
Jernigan was pronounced dead at 6:17am on Monday, November 10 at the Western Missouri Correctional Center.
Jernigan was received in the Department of Correcions on September 11, 2013 after his conviction in Jackson County.
The DOC reported the 73-year-old inmate died of apparent natural causes