Terre Haute Federal Inmate Sentenced to Additional Five Years

Terre Haute prison inmate gets additional sentence after fatally stabbing inmate

Inmate sentenced to additional 5 years after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in prison stabbing incident.

Terre Haute Federal inmate sentenced to additional five years

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Otha Don Watkins III was sentenced to another five years in the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex after fatally stabbing another inmate in 2023. According to the news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, 43-year-old Watkins III, of Cairo, Illinois, received the extra time after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and possessing contraband in prison. According to court records, Watkins III was…

Terre Haute federal prison inmate gets five years for fatal stabbing

An inmate at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute has been sentenced to an additional five years in prison for the fatal stabbing in 2023 of a fellow inmate.

Federal Inmate Sentenced to an Additional Five Years for Fatal Stabbing of Fellow Inmate (United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana)

) Press Release Federal Inmate Sentenced to an Additional Five Years for Fatal Stabbing of Fellow Inmate Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Indiana TERRE HAUTE- Otha Don Watkins III, 43, of Cairo, Illinois has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and possessing contraband in prison. According to court…

Illinois Man Sentenced in Inmate Stabbing Death

A Cairo, Illinois man has been sentenced to an additional five-years in prison for the death of an inmate at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute in April of 2023. 43-year-old Otha Don Watkins the Third had earlier pleaded guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter and Possessing Contraband in Prison for stabbing and killing inmate Carlos Shelton with a shank during a fight. Watkins was already serving a 23-year sentence for Aiding and Abetti…