The man accused of beating a 29-year-old Sarnia man to death at London's provincial jail has pleaded guilty.
The London Free Press is reporting that Anthony George, 32, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second degree murder in the death of Adam Kargus, who was found dead in the Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC) showers on October 31, 2013.
Kargus and George were cellmates.
The jail has been thrust into the spotlight repeatedly over the past several years as it has dealt with overcrowding, inadequate staffing levels, and other inmate deaths.
Since 2009, there have been at least seven other deaths at the EMDC. In April 2009, Randy Drysdale was beaten unconscious in a common area and later died from his injuries. Keith Patterson, 30, committed suicide while in segregation in September 2014. Laura Straughan, 25, died from pneumonia in November 2009. Three others died in December 2014, August 2015, October 2016 after being found in medical distress. And in June of 2017, Raymond George Major died in hospital after attempting suicide.
-With files from Miranda Chant