A fight Thursday night at the Merced County jail sent three inmates to the hospital, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Few details were immediately available. The inmates, whose names were not … Click to Continue »
Read More »Third hospitalized inmate released and back in Merced County jail
The inmate victim of the third jail attack in Merced County in recent weeks has been identified and released from the hospital, sheriff’s officials reported. Ruben Escobedo Benavides, 41, from … Click to Continue »
Read More »Inmate stabbed in Merced County jail – third violent attack in two weeks
An inmate was hospitalized Wednesday after being attacked by multiple other inmates at the John Latorraca Correctional Facility, sheriff’s officials reported. Officers were present during a clothing exchange in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Inmates attacked in Merced County Jail expected to recover
Two Merced County Jail inmates were hospitalized in one week after being violently attacked by other inmates, sheriff’s officials said. All jail staff followed protocol, and both injured inmates are expected to recover. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Investigations underway in separate attacks at Merced County jail
Merced sheriff’s officials on Tuesday identified the inmate who was hospitalized in Merced County Jail over the weekend after being attacked in his jail cell. Aaron Joseph Bonilla, 31, was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Jail inmate hospitalized after violent gang-related attack
A 31-year-old inmate at Merced County Jail was violently assaulted in his cell Sunday afternoon, sheriff’s officials reported. The victim was found lying on the ground during security checks at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County jail inmate was stabbed 20 to 30 times, investigators say
The man who allegedly stabbed a fellow inmate this week at the Merced County jail has been identified by authorities as a 37-year-old Atwater man in custody awaiting trial in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Stabbing sends one Merced County Jail inmate to the hospital
A 19-year-old inmate at the Merced County Jail was flown to a hospital after another inmate stabbed him multiple times, officials with the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. The stabbing … Click to Continue »
Read More »This teenage gang member ‘just really wanted to go to jail,’ Atwater police say
A 17-year-old Orange County gang member asked to go to jail early Thursday. But he hadn’t committed a crime, so nobody would arrest him, according to Atwater police. So, Chief … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Los Banos priest charged in second child porn case beaten in jail
A 67-year-old former Catholic priest in Los Banos appeared in court Friday, a day after was beaten in jail by another inmate. Robert E. Gamel, who is facing his second … Click to Continue »
Read More »In drought years, this man promised to drill wells and never showed up. Now he’s in jail.
A Eureka man was arrested last week on a warrant alleging he collected money from Merced County residents for wells he never drilled at the peak of the drought. Edward … Click to Continue »
Read More »Groups Complain Video Visitation In Jail Often Means End To In-Person Visits
Technology like Facetime and Skype has made talking face-to-face over long distances as easy as opening an app. Now even jails are offering video calls to connect inmates and their families. But some civil liberties groups say the new technology shouldn’t replace in-person visits. Before this year, if you wanted …
Read More »Atwater mom sentenced to year in jail, suspended prison time in toddler’s death
A 22-year-old Atwater mother on Wednesday received a four-year suspended prison term and a year in jail in connection with the death in 2014 of her 2-year-old son. Amanda Klaas … Click to Continue »
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