Jeffrey Epstein

Two federal prison guards were arrested for ‘failing to check on’ pedophile Jeffrey Epstein the night he died in his prison cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center; criminal charges are expected.

The two guards are expected to be charged with falsifying prison records after turning down a plea deal last week.

The two prison guards, who were working overtime, broke protocols and failed to check on Epstein every 30 minutes even though he was previously placed on suicide watch, then removed from monitoring shortly before his death.

The guards reportedly falsified the prison logs to make it look like they were carrying out their duties and checking on Epstein every half-hour.

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66-year-old financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his prison cell in August and the NYC medical examiner ruled his death a suicide by hanging.

Epstein, who is 6 feet tall, reportedly secured the bedsheet to the top bunk bed and wrapped the sheet around his neck.

Epstein had many broken bones in his neck, including his hyoid bone which is consistent with homicide by strangulation.

Last month famed pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, who was hired by Epstein’s brother to examine the autopsy, went on FOX and Friends where he said evidence points to homicide over suicide in Epstein’s prison death.

Dr. Baden also pointed to the three broken neck bones were “very unusual of suicide and more indicative of homicide strangulation.