TSCI reports inmate death

TECUMSEH, Neb. – Michael Becker, age 25, died this morning at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI).

Becker was serving a 15 to 20-year sentence on charges out of Buffalo County that included robbery and second-degree assault.  He started his sentence on January 4, 2019. 

As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS), a grand jury will conduct an investigation.