Homicide suspect has been identified and
segregated
SAN LUIS OBISPO – A
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) inmate assigned
to California Men’s Colony (CMC) died of presumed injuries resulting from a one-on-one
physical altercation with another inmate Saturday morning while at his work
assignment in a facility dining room.
A
suspect has been identified and is currently housed in the Administrative
Segregation Unit. CMC Facility C has
been placed on a modified program pending further investigation.
The deceased inmate,
Michael Walsh, 51, was at his assigned job in the Facility C Dining Room on
April 21 when he was found by a correctional officer lying face down and
unresponsive. Walsh was transported by
ambulance to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:05a.m.
Walsh was received from
Kern County on June 30, 1997, with a life sentence for multiple charges including
assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, false imprisonment, sexual
assault with force, and assault with a deadly weapon.
His
death is being investigated as a homicide by the CMC Investigative Services
Unit and the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. The Office of
the Inspector General’s Bureau of Independent Review was also notified of the
incident.
CMC is a multi-mission institution that houses more than 5,500
inmates, employs nearly 1,800 people, and includes a general acute care hospital,
CAL-Fire fire camp, substance abuse treatment programs, an accredited school,
and an extensive Prison Industries Authority program.
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April
23, 2012
Contact:
Lt. Dean Spears
(805)
547-7900 ext. 7948
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