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| Warden sought to transfer inmate before officer's slaying |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 02/08/2005 |
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A prison warden recommended an inmate accused of fatally stabbing a Chino, Calif., corrections officer be transferred two months before the slaying because of his violent past, a memo shows. Warden Lori DiCarlo said in a Nov. 19 memo to state officials that Jon Blaylock had been disciplined more than 40 times for assaulting inmates and prison staff as well as attempting suicide, mutilating himself and other problems. Citing Blaylock's history of violence, mental health and an undisclosed illness, DiCarlo requested his transfer to a high-security medical facility in Vacaville. Blaylock, 35, has been identified as the prime suspect in the Jan. 10 slaying of 43-year-old Manuel A. Gonzalez Jr. at the California Institution for Men in Chino. He has since been sent to another prison. Two other inmates believed to be from the same gang, the East Coast Crips, were in the area and also transferred to different prisons after the stabbing. Department of Corrections officials declined to comment to the Los Angeles Times about the memo, released by lawyers for the officer's family. But officials said it was difficult to place Blaylock in the prison system because he was a known gang member with enemies. Lawyers for Gonzalez's family contend the prison failed to properly supervise the inmate and put the officer at risk by not issuing protective vests. Gonzalez was the first state Department of Corrections officer killed in the line of duty since a 1985 slaying at San Quentin State Prison. |
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