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Wyoming State Penitentiary Inmate Convicted of Murder Dies Gary Lee Belden, 67, died at the Carbon County Hospital in Rawlins on Monday. He was born in Springfield, Ill., on June 27, 1953. According to Department of Corrections policy, an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. The department does not release protected health information. Belden was convicted of first-degree murder in Lincoln County on Dec. 4, 2000. District Court Judge John Troughton sentenced Belden to life imprisonment. The case began shortly after 8 p.m. Aug. 29, 1985, when Terrie Smith left the trailer home she shared with Nancy Lane to go to work near Diamondville, according to the summary of the case from Wyoming Supreme Court and 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals records. ....
Correctional Officer at Torrington Prison Awarded Medal of Valor A correctional officer at the prison in Torrington has been awarded the Medal of Valor for his actions during a 2019 stabbing, the Wyoming Department of Corrections announced Thursday. According to an agency news release, Officer Cullen Calderon was helping with the afternoon meal on Sept. 10, 2019, when an inmate began stabbing another inmate from behind. Risking his own personal safety, Calderon wrestled the attacker to the ground and disarmed him. Calderon prevented the attacker from taking the life of another inmate and protected fellow staff from serious injury or death, the agency said. (He) exhibited extraordinary bravery and valor in the line of duty, and, as evidenced by his actions, he deserves recognition for the courage he demonstrated. ....