2 Northern California Prisoners Suspected Of Killing Cellmates

FOLSOM, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — Two men serving beingness sentences successful prisons successful Folsom and Susanville are suspected of sidesplitting their cellmates implicit the weekend, authorities said Monday.

Deandre A. Lewis, 37, was recovered unresponsive successful his compartment connected Saturday greeting astatine California State Prison, Sacramento successful Folsom. He was pronounced dormant a abbreviated clip later, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said successful a statement.

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His cellmate, Shamar L. Thornton, 36, is considered a fishy successful his death, the section said.

Details of Lewis’s decease weren’t instantly released.

Lewis was sent to situation from Contra Costa County successful 2018 and was serving beingness with the anticipation of parole for rape, torture and different crimes, authorities said. He was sentenced to further decades for pimping, quality trafficking with the usage of a gun, mendacious imprisonment with unit and different crimes.

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Thornton was admitted to situation from San Bernardino County successful 2009 and was serving beingness successful situation without accidental of parole for first-degree murder.

Another inmate, Benjy S. Wade, 40, died astatine astir 5 p.m. Saturday aft helium was recovered successful his compartment astatine High Desert State Prison successful Susanville, authorities said.

Wade was admitted to situation past August from Colusa County to service 13 years for robbery with the usage of a gun.

John C. Connell, his cellmate, is suspected successful his death, authorities said.

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Connell, 55, was sentenced to situation successful the precocious 1980s from Sacramento County for equipped robbery and artillery with superior injury. Under California’s “three strikes law,” Connell already is serving a beingness condemnation with the anticipation of parole for escaping a Sutter County jail, authorities said.