Man accused of homicides found dead in jail cell
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and last updated 2021-02-19 19:00:15-05
A 46-year-old man accused of killing his father and stepmother was found dead in his cell in Vernon Parish on Friday.
At 12:48 p.m. on February 19, Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office jail personnel monitoring the surveillance cameras within the jail witnessed offender, Robert Matthew Lombardo, fall to the floor in his segregation cell where he was housed alone, according to officials.
Jail personnel responded to the cell immediately and began providing medical assistance and CPR to Lombardo.
Investigators say jail personnel observed some type of injury to Lombardo's left eye.