On December 23, 2024, at approximately 0900 hours, at Kern Valley State Prison, Inmate Jimmy Pashell attempted to kill a correctional officer.
While walking across a prison yard, Inmate Pashell approached an officer and, using an inmate-manufactured weapon, began striking the officer several times in the face. The officer created some distance from the inmate by backing up and Pashell immediately went face down on the floor.
The inmate-manufactured weapon was recovered. The correctional officer was transported to a local hospital for multiple cuts and punctures to his face.