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Inmate stabs, kills guard at Telfair State Prison

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An inmate attacked and killed a guard at the Telfair State Prison in middle Georgia on Thursday.

Police say 46-year-old Larry Stell was stabbed by an inmate around 7:30 p.m. He died on the way to the hospital.

The incident is under investigation.

Stell was an 11 year veteran of the corrections system.

He and his wife, Paula, lived in Helena, where Stell was active in his church and volunteered playing music at area nursing homes.

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