IOWA CITY – The Iowa Department of Corrections report prison inmate Timothy Christopher Bryant, who had been serving a life sentence for the crime of Kidnapping 1st Degree from Polk County, died Sunday. Officials said his death was likely due to complications related to COVID-19 and other preexisting medical conditions.

He died at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Originally housed at the Anamosa State Penitentiary, he had been taken to the hospitals several days earlier for more advanced care as his medical condition began to worsen.  Bryant was 59 years old at the time of his death.

Bryant began his sentence on February 25, 1992.