DA: Man awaiting trial in grandson’s slaying dies in prison
SOMERSET, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man charged in the shooting death of his grandson in western Pennsylvania died in prison over the weekend. Somerset County prosecutors said 80-year-old Ray Edward Supanick, who had been receiving dialysis at SCI-Laurel Highlands, died Saturday in the lockup, where he was awaiting trial. District Attorney Jeff Thomas said Supanick was being held there because the county jail wasn’t equipped to handle someone with the defendant’s needs. Supanick was charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault and other counts in the June 14 death of 30-year-old Joshua Cale Hillegas.