New information has been released in the case of two prison guards in Texas who were arrested after they allegedly refused to help a prisoner whose cell was on fire .

Rather than assisting the victim, Sgt. Crystal Janelle West and Lt. William Eugene Romero allegedly decided that 39-year-old Corey Shawn Bavousett should be "smoked out." They reportedly left him in his cell for more than two hours as the fire burned, which authorities say ultimately led to his death .

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed to Law&Crime that the guards were arrested earlier this month "for their role in the failure to render aid to an inmate at the William P. Clements Unit," which is located in Amarillo.

According to the TDCJ, at about 3:18 a.m. on Sunday morning, staff at the William P. Clemen

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