LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services announced the death of a Lincoln inmate on Monday.
Donald Lichtenberg, 84, died on Sunday at a Lincoln hospital. He was incarcerated at the Reception and Treatment Center and was serving an 18- to 24-year sentence for attempted first-degree sexual assault of a child out of Douglas County.
Lichtenberg’s sentence began on October 20, 2021.
While the cause of death has not yet been determined, Lichtenberg was being treated for a medical condition, according to a press release.
As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the NDCS, a grand jury will conduct an investigation.
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