TSCI inmate death

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (25-16) 

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications 

OFFICE 402-479-5799 | dayne.urbanovsky@nebraska.gov 

TSCI inmate death

May 15, 2025 (Tecumseh, Neb.) – Lloyd Schoonmaker #34424, age 80, died yesterday at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI).  

Schoonmaker’s sentence began on June 11, 1982. He was serving a 10 year to life sentence out of Cass County for second degree murder. 

While the cause of death has not yet been determined, Schoonmaker was being treated for a medical condition. As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS), a grand jury will conduct an investigation.

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