Published by admin on Wed, 04/12/2023 - 9:21am
Owens Arnez Thompson was pronounced dead due to apparent suicide at approximately 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday, April 5, at Jones Regional Medical Center where he had been taken. Thompson was 49 years old at the time of his death.
Thompson had been serving a life sentence at the Anamosa State Penitentiary for the crime of 1st degree murder from Polk County. His sentence began on July 8, 1996.
The department investigates all suspected suicides within its correctional facilities.