Share
DELANO — A convicted murderer has been stabbed to death at a California state prison, authorities said Friday.
Two inmates armed with a homemade weapon attacked Robert Hargrave Thursday afternoon in a recreational yard at Kern Valley State Prison, according to a statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Guards ordered the prisoners to stop and then used what were described as chemical agents to break up the attack.
Inmate Dies at Hospital
Hargrave was stabbed in his back, chest, and abdomen and died at a hospital.
There was no immediate word on what spurred the attack.
Hargrave, 48, was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder in Riverside County. He came to the prison in 1994.
Alleged Attackers Identified
Two inmates are under investigation in connection with the killing, authorities said.
They were identified as Matthew Thornton, 38, who was admitted from San Diego County in 2009 to serve a 14-year sentence for attempted second-degree murder and Michael Arzaga, 47, who was received in 1998 from San Diego County to serve a life sentence with the possibility of parole for second-degree murder.
RELATED TOPICS:
Watch Twin Meteor Showers Reach Their Simultaneous Peak in Summer Skies
10 hours ago
New York Gunman Was Flagged by Security Camera System Before Attack, Sources Say
11 hours ago
US House Panel Rejects Immunity Request by Epstein Associate Maxwell
12 hours ago
Fresno’s Vacant Property Ordinance Punishes the Wrong People: Rassamni
12 hours ago
Trump Approval Rating Sinks to 40%, the Lowest of His Term, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
13 hours ago
What’s Behind California’s Frozen Housing Market?
13 hours ago
Tulare County Authorities Find Body in Sequoia National Park
14 hours ago
Oil Prices Rise on Trade War Relief, US Pressure on Russia
15 hours ago
Scottie Scheffler vs. Everybody: Open Champion Makes His Case Among the Greats
15 hours ago
California Under Tsunami Advisory After Magnitude 8.7 Earthquake
9 hours ago
Categories

California Under Tsunami Advisory After Magnitude 8.7 Earthquake

Fresno Man Dies in DUI Crash, Driver Arrested

Watch Twin Meteor Showers Reach Their Simultaneous Peak in Summer Skies

New York Gunman Was Flagged by Security Camera System Before Attack, Sources Say

US House Panel Rejects Immunity Request by Epstein Associate Maxwell
