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A man that was put in jail for failing to have proof of his insurance has died after he was assaulted by another inmate with a handicap railing.

Carl Edward Moyle, 28, was pronounced dead late Wednesday night at Unity Hospital after being severely beaten at the Sherburne County Jail.

The inmate suspected of the crime has been identified as Bruce Christianson and was in Sherburne County Jail for an assault charge from a day earlier.

He was driving his brother's truck to work when he was pulled over and arrested in Elk River. His family says the proof of insurance was at home in a drawer and not in the glove box.

Moyle's family told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that they are stunned and very upset.

His brother Byron Moyle said he brought the proof of insurance to the police department after work Tuesday, but it was already closed. He doesn't think his brother shouldn't have been in jail all day long for a traffic stop.

"I want to know why it happened, ya' know?" said Moyle's brother Byron Moyle. "If he was arrested at 8 a.m. in the morning, why wasn't he in court that day and released?"

Moyle Family members say that the Sheriff explained to them that Christianson took a handicap railing off of a stall in the bathroom, took it to the cell where Moyle was sleeping with his back turned to Christianson, and then Christianson simply beat Moyle to death.

Sherburne County officials say that driving without insurance is a gross misdemeanor offense and it is not unusual for people to be brought in for gross misdemeanors. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS did find that Moyle had two prior charges for driving without insurance.

The case is currently under investigation and Sherburne County officials may release more information as the investigation continues.