Man beat and burned his girlfriend to death and then expressed shock when she wouldn't get up as she 'normally' does: Authorities

After being thrown successful a Pennsylvania jailhouse connected accusations of beating and burning his girlfriend to death, a antheral was killed wrong his cell, authorities say.

Tyrone Good, 44, was charged with the transgression homicide of 44-year-old Michelle Sturdivant successful a lawsuit stretching backmost to December. The suspect was arrested connected April 15 and thrown successful the Allegheny County Jail.

He was recovered dormant determination little than a period later.

On Dec. 28 astatine astir 2 a.m., police, firefighters, and EMS workers were called to the 100 artifact of Watson Boulevard successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, owed to "reports of an unresponsive big female," according to the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department. The pistillate — identified arsenic Sturdivant — was pronounced dead.

Authorities considered the country "suspicious successful nature," and an probe was launched.

Sturdivant, covered with a blanket, was lying successful the surviving country of a residence connected that block, Pittsburgh NBC affiliate WPXI reported, citing a transgression complaint. Investigators said she had a swollen eye, bruises connected her arms and legs, and pain marks connected her body.

Detectives reportedly spoke with a witnesser who told them that Good had arrived astatine the residence and yelled for "help get[ting] her inside." Sturdivant was lying bare connected a walkway, and Good said she would not aftermath up erstwhile helium rubbed crystal and h2o connected her body.

"She usually wakes up; it doesn't hap similar this," Good allegedly kept saying.

The witnesser is said to person been the 1 who called 911, and Good drove away.

Investigators besides recovered surveillance footage showing Good dragging Sturdivant into the location astatine astir 1:48 a.m. and leaving 16 minutes later, the ailment stated.

Detectives searched an flat connected Wabash Street — astir 4 miles distant — wherever the witnesser said the fishy and unfortunate had been staying. There was humor passim the place, arsenic good arsenic bloodstained apparel and Sturdivant's purse successful a trash bin.

Surveillance footage reportedly showed Good discarding the items and dragging the victim's assemblage retired of the gathering astatine 1:21 a.m. — not agelong earlier helium showed up astatine the different home. According to WPXI, the aesculapian examiner overseeing Sturdivant's lawsuit ruled successful February that she died owed to homicide from blunt unit injuries and extended burns.

Investigators searched for Good, but helium had reportedly fled. In April, they tracked him down successful Atlanta, Georgia, and arrested him. He was extradited backmost to Pittsburgh and thrown into jail.

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Court records amusement that Good was denied bail, and helium was scheduled to look successful tribunal for a preliminary proceeding adjacent week.

However, connected Wednesday astatine astir 12:48 p.m., "multiple incarcerated individuals entered the antheral victim's compartment and assaulted him," the Allegheny County Police Department announced. "Everyone progressive successful this incidental is accounted for and the probe is ongoing astatine this time."

The section outlet identified the inmate arsenic Good. He was brought to a adjacent infirmary wherever helium was pronounced dead.

"As is practice, an interior reappraisal by Allegheny County Jail officials volition besides beryllium conducted," region constabulary added.