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| Ex-prison officer admits role in inmate attack |
| By Monterey Herald |
| Published: 11/22/2004 |
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A former officer at Salinas Valley State Prison in California admitted last Tuesday that he had arranged an attack on an inmate on behalf of a San Francisco street gang and then falsified a report on the incident. In a plea bargain in Monterey County Court, Leon Holston pleaded guilty to assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and filing a false report. Prosecutor Lisa Poll said Holston entered his guilty plea under the assumption that three of his original charges -- aiding an assault by a prisoner, assault, and unlawful communication with a prisoner -- will be dismissed when he is sentenced in January. Holston could be eligible for a sentence of nearly 10 years but Poll said the court has indicated it won't be that long. Holston, who now lives in Long Beach, was charged with felony assault for the Aug. 14, 2003, attack on a man identified only as "Inmate Tillis." According to court documents, Holston was supervising a cellblock housing members of a San Francisco Bay Area street gang who beat Tillis unconscious. Edward Caden, former interim warden, said he reported the incident to prosecutors. He told The Herald in an interview several months ago that he found evidence that Holston was also helping incarcerated gang members communicate with other members inside and outside the prison. The plea bargain comes less than a week after nine other Salinas Valley State Prison officers were served termination notices in connection with the beating of another inmate in October 2003. |
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