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| Inmates charged with murder in convict's beating death |
| By The Oregonian |
| Published: 06/16/2004 |
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Two Oregon State Penitentiary inmates were charged Tuesday with beating and stabbing another convict to death last September inside the maximum-security prison. Prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty for Jason Van Brumwell, 28, and Gary Haugen, 42, who were arraigned on aggravated murder charges in Marion County Circuit Court. The men, who are serving life sentences for murder convictions, are accused of killing David Shane Polin, 31, in an activities area at the Salem prison. Polin was a former Hillsboro resident serving time for attempted murder and drug convictions. An autopsy found that he died of stab wounds and blunt force head trauma on Sept. 2, 2004. Authorities declined to discuss details of the case, saying they want to save most of the facts for trial, which isn't expected until 2005. State prison officials said Polin's killing prompted a change in how they gather and monitor inmates in the activities area used for counseling sessions and club gatherings. Polin was attacked in a back room, out of view of corrections officers monitoring the area, said Perrin Damon, a Department of Corrections spokeswoman. A critical-incident review by prison officials found no reason to discipline the officers guarding Brumwell, Haugen and Polin the morning of the attack. |
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