Erie County Holding Center inmate may have died at hands of others behind bars

Antonio Pizarro is dead, and it appears he was likely killed by others inside the jail.

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Four minutes in a Holding Center cell left one inmate dead and two charged with murder

It took more time for inmate Antonio Pizarro to be found dead in an Erie County jail cell than it apparently took for two inmates to kill him.

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Defendant in Erie County Holding Center homicide plans psychiatric defense

Defense attorneys for Chico Garcia told a judge they plan to hire an expert to evaluate whether their client is legally responsible for his actions.

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