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Inmate Exacts Revenge on Former Prison Officer in Cold-Blooded Murder
29 Aug
Summary
- Elias Morgan, 35, shot former prison officer Lenny Scott 4 years after phone dispute
- Morgan planned and carried out "cold-blooded" murder after threats and intimidation
- Scott had reported multiple threats from Morgan to the police in 2020
On August 29, 2025, a former inmate named Elias Morgan, 35, was found guilty of murdering a prison officer in a revenge killing. The victim, Lenny Scott, was a former HMP Altcourse prison officer who had discovered Morgan's illicit mobile phone hidden behind bars in his cell four years earlier, in March 2020.
Following the 2020 incident, Morgan had offered Scott £1,500 to get rid of the phone, and when that did not succeed, he turned to threats, warning Scott: "I'll bide my time, but I promise I will get you." Morgan also made a gun gesture with his fingers. In 2020, Scott had reported multiple threats from Morgan to the police, expressing concern for his family's safety.
Four years later, on February 8, 2024, Morgan shot the father of three, who had since left the Prison Service, six times in his head and body before fleeing the scene on an electric bike. Evidence presented by the prosecution showed that Morgan had scouted out places he believed the victim could be in Merseyside and Lancashire as he planned the "cold-blooded" murder upon leaving prison after completing his sentence for drug offenses.
Wendy Logan, the deputy head of the Crown Prosecution Service north west complex casework unit, stated that Lenny Scott was a devoted father who had bravely upheld his duty as a prison officer, and that Morgan, "driven by revenge and believing he was above the law, carried out a cold-blooded murder." The jury found Morgan guilty, while a second defendant, Anthony Cleary, was cleared of charges related to the murder.
