Pontiac inmate charged with murdering cellmate

Posted on June 8, 2015
Pontiac Correction Center
(WJBC file photo)

By Cynthia Grau

PONTIAC – A grand jury issued a bill of indictment Thursday charging Michael Bragg, inmate at Pontiac Correctional Center, with six counts of first degree murder.

Bragg was serving 22 years for aggravated criminal sexual assault when his cellmate, Fabian Carrillo, was found unresponsive in their shared cell.

Livingston County State’s Attorney Seth Uphoff described the scene from Dec. 16, 2014.

“The two of them were housed together and during the middle of the night there was an incident that occurred and when the guards responded to the cell they found that Mr. Bragg had strangled and killed his cellmate,” he said.

Uphoff was a guest on Community forum with Todd Wineburner Friday. The full interview can be found at WJEZ.com.

Cynthia Grau can be reached at [email protected].

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