ISP Detectives investigate death of inmate at Westville Correctional Facility

WESTVILLE – Detectives from the Indiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division at the Lowell Post initiated an investigation Friday, at the request of the Westville Correctional Facility into the death of 53-year-old inmate Matthew Chester.

Investigators are being assisted by the LaPorte County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy has been conducted, and those results as well as toxicology are pending.

This is an active investigation. No more information will be released at this time.