Two Salinas Valley State Jail inmates have been convicted of first-degree homicide after fatally stabbing a fellow inmate, the workplace of Monterey County District Legal professional Jeannine M. Pacioni introduced on Friday.
A jury discovered Roberto Carlos Cortez and Juan Jose Bueno, each 30, responsible of the assault on inmate Steven Pretty, the DA’s workplace famous.
Cortez and Bueno attacked Pretty on March 21, 2023, throughout leisure time within the day room, prosecutors stated.
Based on the press launch issued on Friday, the inmates stabbed Pretty 50 occasions till he was unresponsive.
The complete assault was reportedly caught on digital camera.
Regardless of medical intervention, Pretty died within the hospital 5 days later, prosecutors stated.
Bueno, who has a previous homicide conviction and 4 “strikes” beneath California’s Three Strikes Legislation, faces life in jail with out parole. Cortez, additionally with 4 “strikes,” faces as much as 75 years to life.
