CHEYENNE — John Christian Tygart, a Wyoming inmate, died Thursday November 26, 2020, from a suspected suicide at the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution in Torrington, Wyoming.

Tygart was originally convicted of child abuse in Laramie County Wyoming on September 24, 2020, and sentenced to 2-4 years by District Court Judge Campbell.

Tygart was born on May 8, 1999, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

The matter is under investigation by the Torrington Police Department Corner’s Office. As required by department policy an autopsy has been ordered.