A Colorado prison inmate died after coming to another inmate's defense during a March 2023 brawl that erupted during what prison officials believed to be a drinking party.

Now, three inmates responsible for the fatal beating have now been sentenced to additional time in prison.

The last of the three, 33-year-old Charles Porter, received 12 more years Friday. A Fremont County jury found him guilty in February of manslaughter, a lesser offense than the 2nd Degree Murder which prosecutors sought against him.

From left to right, Charles Porter, Turell Lee and Justin Sanders. The three inmates were sentenced to additional time behind bars following a deadly prison fight in Cañon City in 2023. Colorado Department of Corrections

Porter started the fight but received the lightest sentence of

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