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| Suspects charged in slaying of California inmate who survived 1971 San Quentin 6 escape bid |
| By therepublic.com |
| Published: 12/09/2015 |
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SACRAMENTO, California — Two convicted killers were charged with murder Tuesday in the August slaying of a notorious California inmate, just days after he was released into the general prison population. The Sacramento County District Attorney's office charged the pair with killing 71-year-old Hugo Pinell at a maximum security prison east of Sacramento. Pinell himself was a killer who until shortly before his death had spent 45 years in segregation units after a bloody 1971 escape attempt at San Quentin State Prison. He was known as one of the San Quentin 6, helping to slit the throat of prison guards during the failed jailbreak that left six dead. Jayson William Weaver stabbed Pinell 19 times with an inmate-manufactured weapon while Waylon Douglas Pitchford held him down, prosecutors said. The assault led to a fight involving as many as 70 other inmates. Read More. |
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