Cult leader dies in N.B. prison

DORCHESTER, N.B. – RCMP in New Brunswick say they expect to lay charges soon in the death of former cult leader Roch Theriault.

The 63-year-old man was involved in an altercation at the Dorchester Penitentiary early Saturday.

He died as a result of his injuries and police are treating his death as a homicide.

A 59-year-old inmate was arrested in connection with the incident and later released back into the prison population.

The Mounties say they expect the man will face charges.

Theriault founded and led a notorious sect in the 1980s.

He was sentenced to life in prison in 1993 for the murder of his wife.