May 26, 2020

Inmate serving time for robbery dies at Kansas prison

Posted May 26, 2020 8:29 PM
Edwards had convictions for attempted first-degree murder, burglary, criminal possession of a firearm and aggravated robbery, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Edwards had convictions for attempted first-degree murder, burglary, criminal possession of a firearm and aggravated robbery, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

TOPEKA, Kansas. – El Dorado Correctional Facility resident Bobby Edwards died on Sunday at the correctional facility, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Edwards, 44, was pronounced dead by facility staff at approximately 2:15 a.m. The cause of death is pending an autopsy but is not believed to be COVID-19 related. 

Per protocol when a resident dies in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Edwards was serving a 247-month sentence for a 2011 Sedgwick County conviction for Aggravated Robbery.