Inmate at Charleston prison dies over weekend

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- An inmate at the Southeast Correctional Center died over the weekend. According to a Monday news release from the Missouri Department of Corrections, Terry E. Parker, 58, was pronounced dead at 1:50 p.m. Sunday at the maximum-security state prison.

Parker was serving life without parole for three counts of first-degree robbery, three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of first-degree assault and one count of first-degree burglary. He entered state prison on Feb, 24, 1978. An autopsy will be conducted as required by Department of Corrections policy.