Holman Prison Placed On Lockdown After Fatal Inmate Stabbing

Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore was placed on lockdown following a homicide Wednesday.

The Alabama Department of Corrections said inmate Lawrence Utley, 67, was fatally stabbed inside the facility by another inmate.

Robert Aaron Williams, 58, was detained as a suspect in the stabbing. Williams is serving a life sentence for a 2014 murder conviction in Mobile County.

Utley had served 30 years of a life sentence for a 1985 sodomy conviction in Mobile County.