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9 Charged in Inmate's Death at Miami Correctional Facility
Nine inmates face charges including murder and aggravated battery after an assault led to the death of J. Trinidad Ramirez, 36, at the correctional facility, authorities said.
- Thursday, the Miami County Prosecutor's Office filed charges against nine incarcerated men in connection with a November death at Miami Correctional Facility, and the Indiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division announced the charges.
- On November 26, 2025, guards found J. Trinidad Ramirez, 36, stabbed multiple times in the J Housing Unit, Miami Correctional Facility, and he died shortly after being found, local reporting noted.
- Court documents allege Na-Son Smith stabbed Ramirez, and the Miami County Coroner's Office confirmed Ramirez suffered 13 stab wounds.
- All nine suspects remain housed at Miami Correctional Facility; Na-Son Smith faces murder, manslaughter, and weapon charges, while the others face aggravated battery and weapon charges, according to authorities.
- Miami Correctional Facility has faced additional scrutiny, with parts on lockdown longer than 120 days, and autopsy information for Anthony Barbee, 38, is pending, ABC57 reported.
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9 Inmates Charged in Connection to Death at Miami Correctional Facility
Source: Judge gavel, scales of justice and law books in court MIAMI COUNTY, Ind. — According to Indiana State Police, the Miami County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges in connection with a death investigation that happened last November. On November 26, 2025, the Indiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division at the Peru Post started investigating the death of J. Trinidad Ramirez. He was an inmate at the Miami Correctional Facility. Stat…
Nine prisoners charged in connection with inmate homicide at Miami Correctional Facility
An investigation into the death of an inmate last November at the Miami Correctional Facility, located north of Kokomo, has resulted in charges being filed against nine other inmates.
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