Inmate Pleads Guilty to Murder

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POLKTON, NC — The investigation into a prison murder in Anson County may have uncovered other possible problems at the facility.

Gregorio Vazquez pleaded guilty to murder this week.  A judge sentenced him to at least 12 more years in prison.  Joel Ortiz and Julio Zelaya-Sorto pleaded guilty to assault.

The murder happened during a fight back in 2012 at the Lanesboro Correctional Institution in Polkton.  State investigators say a corrections officer let the inmates into the pod where the murder happened, but have no proof that the officer knew about their plan.