By Jemal Duran
j.duran@krdotv.com
CAÑON CITY – An inmate serving time for child sex assault was beaten to death by another inmate at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in Fremont County.
It happened Wednesday night, just after 5pm.
The victim is Ronald Ferguson. The man suspected of killing him is Kevin Lust. Lust is serving a life sentence on two counts of 1st degree murder.
The incident is under investigation. Evidence collected by prison officials will be forwarded to the Fremont County district attorney’s office.
The CTCF, one of the oldest prisons in the state, is located on Highway 50 in Canon City. It houses over 800 medium security inmates, and also houses inmates transitioning to other facilities.