Leavenworth inmate from Lawrence dies

A Lawrence man serving a sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth for marijuana trafficking has died, prison officials said Monday.

Officials said that 35-year-old Benjamin Johnson became “unresponsive” Saturday afternoon. Prison staff began CPR, and Johnson was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A cause of death has not been determined pending an autopsy, officials said.

Johnson was admitted to the facility in February 2015. He was serving a sentence of six years and nine months for conspiracy with the intent to distribute marijuana.

This story was originally published November 14, 2016 at 2:05 PM with the headline "Leavenworth inmate from Lawrence dies."