An inmate at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano died Friday after he was attacked by two other inmates, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
State officials say 66-year-old Johnny Victor, who was received from Merced County in 1987, was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole for attempted second-degree murder. At around 10:45 a.m. on Friday, two other inmates were found to be attacking him and he was pronounced dead around 11:20 a.m. by paramedics.
According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the two alleged to be responsible for attacking Johnny Victor were 25-year-old Raymond Rojas and 29-year-old Tyler Ostertag. Officials say Rojas was received from Kern County in 2022 on a life sentence with the possibility for parole; Ostergag was received from Ventura County in 2019 also with a life sentence with the possibility for parole.
Officers recovered an inmate-manufactured weapon, a CDCR news release said. The Office of the Inspector General was notified. The Kern County Coroner’s Office will determine the cause of Victor’s death.
The CDCR identified the suspects Rojas, 25 and Ostertag were put in restricted housing during the investigation.
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