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Those involved in Cushing prison incident named

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Officials from the Cimarron Correctional Facility have released the names of the offenders involved in the incident that ultimately left four inmates dead.

According to a DOC spokesperson Terri Watkins, Michael Mayden, Kyle Tiffee, Christopher Tignor and Anthony Fulwilder were reported deceased.

Watkins says Jared Cruce, Cordell Johnson and Jesse Hood have been hospitalized and were reported in stable condition as of 9:14 a.m.

The altercation ensued Saturday when, Watkins says, the first three inmates to die were fatally stabbed.

According to Watkins, an additional offender was treated at a local hospital and taken back to the facility, but that person's name was not included. 

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