Bio & Incident Details
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Cause: Stabbed
Incident Date: Not available
Weapon: Edged weapon
Suspect: Not available
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Warden Theodore Catlin and Deputy Warden Fred Menhennett, of the Marquette Branch Prison, were both stabbed by prisoners on December 12, 1921. The attack occurred during an afternoon movie showing at the prison. A convict hiding in the theater ran up to Warden Catlin and stabbed him repeatedly. Warden Menhennett tried to intercede and was mortally wounded in the process. The inmate and two accomplices chased Catlin down and continued their attack before finally being subdued.
Menhennett died at the scene, while Catlin lived for six more weeks.
The inmate was reportedly angry at the new warden for taking away some of his freedoms as awarded by the previous warden.
This was the first time in the history of the department that employees of a Michigan prison were killed by inmates.
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