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Pima County Jail inmate found dead, cell mate arrested

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An inmate at the Pima County Adult Detention Complex has been arrested for killing his cell mate.

Around 10 Wednesday morning, corrections officers discovered 24-year-old Branden Roth with obvious signs of trauma.

Homicide detectives arrested Roth's cell mate 23-year-old King Yates for first-degree murder. 

Yates was in jail on charges forfirst degreemurder, misconduct involving weapons and second-degree burglary after his wife was found dead in an apartment complex.