State tries again, in second trial, to prosecute inmate accused of murder during 2017 riot

First trial of Eric Ramos ended in a mistrial after a witness violated a court order

  • State tries again, in second trial, to prosecute inmate accused of murder during 2017 riot
    State tries again, in second trial, to prosecute inmate accused of murder during 2017 riot

    LINCOLN — Six years after rampaging inmates started fires and killed two fellow prisoners at the Tecumseh State Prison, state prosecutors are trying again to find someone guilty of the crimes.

    A second trial of an inmate charged with first-degree murder, Eric Ramos, is scheduled to begin Nov. 13, after an initial trial, in 2018, ended in a mistrial.

    Ramos, 33, has pleaded not guilty, and maintained,…