{"id":26237,"date":"2016-10-16T19:52:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T02:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=26237"},"modified":"2016-10-16T19:52:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T02:52:17","slug":"inmate-death-at-high-desert-state-prison-under-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=26237","title":{"rendered":"Inmate Death at High Desert State Prison Under Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Susanville, CA&#8230;High Desert State Prison (HDSP) is investigating an incident that left one inmate dead.  The incident occurred just after 1:30 p.m. on a recreation yard at the prison Saturday, Oct. 15, when an inmate was attacked by another inmate. Staff recovered one inmate-manufactured stabbing weapon at the scene. No staff members were injured in the incident.  Inmate Douglas Maynard, 53, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at 1:50 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lakesidenews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/California-CDCR-Logo.png\" alt=\"California-CDCR-Logo\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16781\" \/><\/p>\n<p>HDSP investigators identified Robert Stockton, 39, as a suspect in the attack. Stockton was received by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) from Tehama County on Oct. 18, 1995, to serve a sentence of life with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder and use of a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>Maynard was received by CDCR on Sept. 5, 1996, from Sacramento to serve four years for first-degree burglary. While incarcerated, he was also convicted of two additional counts of first-degree burglary and one count of first-degree robbery committed prior to his initial arrest.  While incarcerated, he was also convicted of assault by a prisoner with a deadly weapon and possession of a deadly weapon by a prisoner. At the time of his death, he was serving a sentence of life with the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to HDSP\u2019s investigation, the Lassen County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the Lassen County District Attorney\u2019s Office are also investigating. The Office of the Inspector General was notified.<\/p>\n<p>High Desert State Prison, located in Lassen County, opened in 1995 and houses approximately 3,500 minimum-, medium- and maximum-custody inmates. The institution provides academic classes, rehabilitative programs and vocational instruction, and employs more than 1,200 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Susanville, CA&#8230;High Desert State Prison (HDSP) is investigating an incident that left one inmate dead. The incident occurred just after 1:30 p.m. on a recreation yard at the prison Saturday, Oct. 15, when an inmate was attacked by another inmate. Staff recovered one inmate-manufactured stabbing weapon at the scene. 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