KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An inmate died early Saturday morning at the Federal Correctional Institution in Leavenworth, Kansas.
At about 12:15 a.m., 61-year-old Leslie Bruce Larcade was found unresponsive.
Larcade was later pronounced deceased by emergency medical personnel, despite life-saving efforts.
"No employees or other incarcerated individuals were injured, and at no time was the public in danger," the Federal Bureau of Prisons stated in a news release.
Larcade was sentenced in the Western District of Arkansas to a 360-month sentence for conspiracy to commit kidnapping and had been in custody at FCI Leavenworth since Aug. 12, 2025.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been notified of the incident.
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