ALEXANDRIA, La. (KLFY)- A 53-year-old prisoner in Pollock was sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting another inmate.

Lee Adams pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter in 2017.

According to United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook’s officer, Adams entered a fellow inmate’s cell on October 31, 2014 and beckoned for him to follow. A

fter the inmate entered Adams’ cell, Adams struck the inmate causing him to fall backwards. The back of the inmate’s head struck the floor, and he was found laying motionless. Correctional officers locked down the area and transported the injured inmate to a local hospital where he died on November 4, 2014. The coroner said the inmate sustained a skull fracture and massive injury to the brain, concluding that he died from blunt force to the side of his head that struck the floor.

“There is no indication that Adams specifically intended to kill the inmate,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.