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Pope County man serving 40 years in ADC for child rape found dead in prison cell


Caleb Cogburn

A 24-year-old Pope County man serving time in the Arkansas Department of Corrections Varner Unit for Child Rape was found dead in his cell Thursday morning, according to ADC officials


Caleb Cogburn, who was sentenced to 40 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections for the May , 2021 rape of a one-year-old was pronounced dead after being found in his cell on December 8 at 6:40 a.m.


. The ADC officials did not release the cause of death.


Officials say the Arkansas State Police have been called in to investigate Cogburn’s death, and the Department of Corrections is also conducting an internal investigation


Cogburn was arrested May 9, 2021 after officers with the Russellville Police Department were dispatched to an apartment located in the area of East L Street on a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a child and a physical disturbance in progress.


He was taken into custody that night and held on a $500,000 bond prior to his original arrangement.




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