At High Desert Sate Prison, on Nov. 20, 2024, at approximately 10:38 a.m., Inmate Deandre Howard was in a general population patio area when he approached a peace officer and began stabbing them with an inmate-manufactured weapon.
Officers immediately responded to assist the officer from the area, restraining Howard without further incident. Several staff members received minor injuries, no additional inmates were injured
Medical personnel were summoned and 911 was activated. The officer was immediately transported to an outside medical facility where they were treated and released.
An inmate-manufactured weapon was recovered at the scene.
Inmate Howard suffered minor injuries and was transported to a different institution where he will be placed in restricted housing. CDCR officials are currently investigating the incident. The case will be referred to the Lassen County District Attorney’s Office for possible felony prosecution.
Deandre Howard, 42, was sentenced to one year, four months for forging a driver’s license on July 23, 2001. He was received from Los Angeles County on Aug. 29, 2001. He was released to parole supervision on Feb. 2, 2002, after serving his full sentence as defined by law. On Nov. 6, 2003, he was returned from parole to serve life without parole for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.
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