A Norton Correctional Facility offender, Saysavat N. Bounyadeth, died on Saturday, Oct. 5, according to a news release Tuesday from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Bounyadeth, 43, was transported by ambulance to the Norton County Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:55 p.m. The official cause of death is pending an autopsy; however, preliminary reports indicate Bounyadeth succumbed to a heart-related issue at the correctional facility.

It is the second death of a Norton inmate in less than a month. On Sept. 16, officials announced the death of Jeremy J. Palmer, 46, who was transported from a job site to the local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy showed Palmer died as a result of a cardiac event.

Bounyadeth’s death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the KDOC said in the release.

Bounyadeth was serving a 72-month sentence for previous convictions in Johnson County. In 2019, he was found guilty in Johnson County of two counts of burglary.

The Norton Correctional Facility houses low-medium and minimum-custody male offenders and has a population of 962.