87-year-old prison inmate found dead at Coyote Ridge

An elderly inmate serving a 20 year sentence for child assault died at the Connell prison early Tuesday.

Staff found Adolphus Lavarna Goodwin, 87, dead at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center assisted living center about 2:30 a.m. The death appeared to be natural and follows a series of medical complications, said Deputy Coroner Harold Livingston with Franklin County.

An autopsy is not planned.

Goodwin was initially charged with child molestation and later pleaded guilty to first-degree child assault in June 2008, according to Pierce County Superior Court records.

This story was originally published October 21, 2016 at 2:05 PM with the headline "87-year-old prison inmate found dead at Coyote Ridge."