Prison guard stabbed in face, neck
Category: Local NewsTopics: Crime Officials are investigating the attempted murder of a Pelican Bay State Prison guard who was stabbed in the face and neck by two inmates Sunday night.
View ArticlePelican Bay prison guard stabbed in face
Officials at Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City reported two maximum-security inmates attacked and stabbed a correctional officer in the face and neck Sunday night.
View ArticleCrescent City man wins lottery
A retired correctional peace officer from Crescent City was announced the winner of a $75,000 prize from the California Lottery on Saturday. Bruce Korsmeyer, who worked at Pelican Bay State Prison and...
View ArticlePelican Bay riot leaves two injured
It took a pair of warning shots from two Pelican Bay State Prison corrections officers’ rifles to quell an apparently race-related brawl that left two inmates with serious injuries Friday.
View ArticleApparent prison homicide investigated
An inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison who was found bloodied and unconscious in his cell in April died of his injuries earlier this month, officials announced Tuesday.
View ArticleState employee union pickets outside Pelican Bay Prison
A state employee’s union picked up signs and picketed in front of Pelican Bay State Prison on Wednesday to protest the repeated sacrifices being asked of state employees to help balance the state’s...
View ArticlePelican Bay riot leaves one inmate seriously hurt
A riot Friday afternoon at Pelican Bay State Prison left one inmate seriously injured, while another six had to be treated for minor stab wounds and other injuries.
View ArticleInjured inmate returns to Pelican Bay after riot
An inmate of Pelican Bay State Prison who was seriously injured during a riot Friday was returned to the facility by Monday after receiving treatment from an outside hospital.
View ArticleThe debate over early prison release continues
Legislators continue to debate and adjust a plan to trim the state’s inmate population to save $1 billion and follow a court mandate, but the bill is unlikely to open the flood gates at Pelican Bay...
View ArticleMurder suspected in inmate death
Cellmate eyed after prisoner found dead Pelican Bay State Prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide. Daniel Sierra, 55, was found unresponsive in his cell around 8:55 p.m....
View ArticleLife inside the Humboldt County jail
KHUM dj Mike Dronkers has a childhood friend serving time in the Humboldt County jail for driving without a license. Sawyer first called the KHUM studio line a couple weeks back to give a report from...
View ArticleMurder suspect is charged with mayhem, torture
Murder suspect is charged with mayhem, torture [Daily Triplicate] Jarrod Wyatt, 26, may be held at Pelican Bay The man accused of killing 21-year-old Crescent City resident Taylor Powell in Klamath on...
View ArticleMurder suspect’s transfer sought
Murder suspect’s transfer sought [Daily Triplicate] Sheriff’s Office alleges numerous assaults over the past several weeks A Del Norte County judge will rule today whether the man accused of killing...
View ArticleWyatt enters not guilty plea
Wyatt enters not guilty plea [Daily Triplicate] Judge inclined to deny request to move suspect to Pelican Bay The attorney representing Jarrod Wyatt entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his client...
View ArticleDA tries to seize inmate drug money
DA tries to seize inmate drug money [Daily Triplicate] State ties funds to Mexican Mafia The Del Norte County District Attorney’s Office recently began asset forfeiture proceedings against a...
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