Inmate David Dodd, 58, was assaulted at Kern Valley State Prison and died at the scene. The attacked happened in the morning of April 5, 2024.
According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Dodd was allegedly attacked in a fight with another inmate, identified as Michael Darden, Jr., 47. Darden used an inmate-manufactured weapon to kill Dodd. Staff used CS blast grenades to stop the attack.
Medical staff was called to the scene and said Dodd was stabbed multiple times. The inmate-manufactured weapon was still stuck in Dodd’s torso. He was taken to a medical facility at the prison where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the incident.
No other inmates or staff were injured.
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