Inmate pleads not guilty to attack on Kristin Smart's killer at Coalinga prison

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A California convicted slayer faces charges of attacking the antheral who killed Kristin Smart.

Jason Richard Budrow is the antheral authorities accidental murdered an guiltless pistillate and his notorious cell-mate successful years past earlier trying Paul Ruben Flores.

In tribunal connected Monday, Budrow denied helium is liable for an onslaught wrong Pleasant Valley State Prison successful Coalinga past summer.

"Acknowledge receipt of the felony complaint," nationalist defender Earl Horner IV told the judge. "Enter pleas of not blameworthy and contradict immoderate and each allegations and enhancements."

It was astir 10 successful the greeting erstwhile the Fresno County District Attorney's bureau says Budrow utilized an "inmate manufactured weapon" to slash Fores' neck.

Flores is besides a convicted slayer himself, liable for murdering Kristin Smart.

She was conscionable 19 years aged and a freshman astatine Cal Poly State University successful San Luis Obispo erstwhile she disappeared aft attending an off-campus party.

More than 2 decades later, a assemblage recovered Flores blameworthy of Smart's decease contempt the information her assemblage has ne'er been found.

Santa Barbara's ABC affiliate KEYT reports Flores was transferred to the authorities situation successful Coalinga successful mid-August to service his 25-year to beingness sentence.

Days later, connected August 23, helium was allegedly attacked by Budrow. Flores was flown to Community Regional Medical Center successful downtown Fresno for treatment.

Flores survived, but the notorious I-5 Strangler Roger Kibbe died erstwhile Budrow attacked him 2 years earlier.

The 81-year-old was serving aggregate beingness sentences astatine Mule Creek State Prison adjacent Sacramento erstwhile Budrow strangled him.

That sidesplitting resulted successful Budrow's 2nd execution condemnation and 2nd beingness sentence. He was already successful situation for beingness for murdering his ex-girlfriend successful 2010.

Budrow present faces much charges for attempted murder, assault, and having a limb successful jail.

If convicted, helium could look much than 27 years successful situation connected apical of his 2 beingness sentences.

He was flanked by 2 equipped guards successful tribunal connected Monday and moved distant from the different inmates successful the courtroom.

"And sir, astatine this time, you hold to participate into a wide clip waiver?" Fresno County Superior Court Judge William Terrence asked.

"That's correct," Budrow said.

He fto his nationalist defender grip the rest. At the end, a fist bump betwixt the two

Budrow is owed backmost successful tribunal connected March 11.

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