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2 Baldwin State prisoners charged with killing inmate

Arrests have been made in the murder of a Baldwin State Prison inmate
Credit: BCSO

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Two people are charged with the early June homicide of an inmate at Baldwin State Prison.

According to booking reports from the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, the suspects are Timothy Dunigan and Trinity Bussler.

Both men are charged with the murder of inmate David Watson. Watson was pronounced dead around 9 a.m. on June 5 and was serving a 25-year sentence for aggravated sexual battery from a case in Coweta County.

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According to the Georgia Department of Corrections inmate search, Bussler is currently serving for multiple counts of burglary and false imprisonment. Dunigan is in prison for an armed robbery case.

While the Georgia Department of Corrections would not confirm to 13WMAZ that Bussler and Dunigan killed Watson, no other murders were reported at Baldwin State Prison on June 5 – the date listed on both inmates’ booking sheets.

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