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DELANO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A 66-year-old inmate from Merced County housed wrong Kern Valley State Prison was killed down bars connected Friday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
State officials accidental 66-year-old Johnny Victor, who was received from Merced County successful 1987, was sentenced to beingness with the anticipation of parole for attempted second-degree murder. At astir 10:45 a.m. connected Friday, 2 different inmates were recovered to beryllium attacking him and helium was pronounced dormant astir 11:20 a.m. by paramedics.
According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the 2 alleged to beryllium liable for attacking Johnny Victor were 25-year-old Raymond Rojas and 29-year-old Tyler Ostertag. Officials accidental Rojas was received from Kern County successful 2022 connected a beingness condemnation with the anticipation for parole; Ostergag was received from Ventura County successful 2019 besides with a beingness condemnation with the anticipation for parole.
29-year-old-Tyler-Ostertag (image courtesy of the CDCR)
25-year-old-Raymond-Rojas (image courtesy of the CDCR)Investigators astatine the country of the onslaught recovered what was described arsenic an "inmate-manufactured weapon" astatine the scene.
Johnny Victor's authoritative origin of decease volition beryllium determined by the Kern County Coroner's Office.
