![Wyoming Inmate Dies 7 Months Into Prison Sentence](http://townsquare.media/site/99/files/2023/06/attachment-Untitled-design-2023-06-09T093659.204.jpg?w=630&h=420&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
Wyoming Inmate Dies 7 Months Into Prison Sentence
A woman serving a four- to eight-year prison sentence for trying to stab her boyfriend in the heart has died, the Wyoming Department of Corrections announced Friday.
According to a news release, Tana Kimber died yesterday, June 8, at the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution in Torrington. She was 54.
Per department policy, an autopsy will be conducted to determine Kimber's cause of death.
According to the Gillette News Record, Kimber was arrested on March 3, 2019, after trying to stab her boyfriend with a pocketknife.
The man, who was able to deflect the knife with his thumb, which had a 1-inch cut on it, and take the knife away, told police that if he hadn't deflected the knife it would have hit his heart.
Kimber also reportedly heated oil while she was cooking breakfast and tried to throw it at him, saying she was going to burn him, but she missed and it landed on the floor.
Kimber was subsequently convicted of aggravated assault and battery and sentenced on Aug. 1, 2019, to five years of probation in lieu of a four- to eight-year prison sentence, but she reportedly violated her probation and was sent to prison on Nov. 9, 2022.
7 Things You Should NEVER Get Your Girlfriend For Christmas
More From K2 Radio
![VIDEO: Tornado Touches Down in Southeast Wyoming](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2024/06/attachment-Wyoming-Tornado1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Casper Man Accused of Pistol Whipping Victim and Throwing Bleach in their Face](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2023/07/attachment-jj.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Wyoming Inmate Dies in Iowa Prison](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2023/06/attachment-Scott-Bailey-12973.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Wyoming Motorcyclist Killed in Crash South of Torrington](http://townsquare.media/site/99/files/2023/06/attachment-Untitled-design-2023-06-21T111028.796.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Young Wyoming Man Found Dead on Sidewalk in Nebraska](http://townsquare.media/site/99/files/2023/06/attachment-Untitled-design-2023-06-19T130240.173.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![UPDATE: Wyoming Dept. of Corrections Updates Honor Camp Escaped Inmate](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2023/06/attachment-Screen-Shot-2023-06-05-at-6.01.28-PM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Wyoming Inmate Convicted of First Degree Murder Dies in Prison](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2023/05/attachment-Untitled-design-2023-05-05T091313.700.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Cheyenne Gets ‘F’ on Air Quality Report Card](http://townsquare.media/site/99/files/2015/12/Wyoming-Capitol-exterior.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Feds Charge Casper Man With Taking Girl Over State Lines](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2023/04/attachment-IMG_2356.jpeg?w=980&q=75)