Inmate arrested in death of Ala. prisoner

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BRENT, Ala. (AP) — Authorities have arrested an inmate at the Bibb County prison in the stabbing death of another prisoner.

The Alabama Department of Corrections says 33-year-old Jeremy James died Thursday after being stabbed during a fight with another inmate. Officers arrested 37-year-old Nathan Thomas in connection with the incident.

Authorities say Thomas is serving 21 years for assault and manslaughter. He was sentenced in 1993.

Authorities say James was serving a 20-year sentence for a 1995 robbery in Montgomery County.

The killing is under investigation.

Bibb Correctional Facility is a medium security prison housing about 1,900 inmates.

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