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| LA County settles with mother of strangled inmate |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 07/11/2005 |
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Los Angeles County will pay $700,000 to the mother of an inmate who was strangled in his cell after he testified against another inmate in a murder case. Raul Tinajero, 20, was found dead on his cot on April 20, 2004, five weeks after a judge ordered him isolated from other inmates for his safety. Tinajero, a convicted car thief, was transferred from North Kern State Prison to the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles so he could testify. Tinajero testified in court that he saw a neighbor, Santiago Pineda, 23, of Wilmington, kill a man by running over him with his car. Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said at the time that he believed Pineda managed to find his way to Tinajero's cell and kill him. Pineda has since been charged with Tinajero's murder. Tinajero's death was among several during a six-month period that raised concerns about the safety of the county jails. Silvia Tinajero originally sought more than $35 million in her lawsuit, which alleged negligence and a violation of her son's civil rights. |
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