66-year-old Lincoln prison inmate Roger McPherson, serving for child sex crimes, died in custody; cause unknown, pending grand jury investigation.

66-year-old Roger McPherson, a Lincoln prison inmate serving decades for child sex crimes, died in custody at the Lincoln Reception and Treatment Center. McPherson's cause of death is unknown, but he had been receiving treatment for a medical condition. A grand jury will conduct an investigation into his death, as per standard procedure for in-custody inmate deaths in Nebraska.