Eddie Ruiz, 36, was reportedly blocking view of his cell at High Desert State Prison in Susanville where he is serving a lifetime prison sentence without the possibility of parole the afternoon of Oct. 17, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. When Ruiz was ordered to remove the obstruction, correctional officers observed blood and cell mate Roman Ruiz with visible wounds, the CDCR stated in a news release.
A news release said inmates Christian M. Dumas, 24, and Stephen J. Archer II, 38, were attacking inmate Brenton G. Kinzebaw. Brenten G. Kinzenbaw (COURTESY CDCR) Staff immediately responded, utilizing chemical agents to quell the attack, the release explains. Officers immediately restrained Dumas and Archer and removed them from the yard, initiated life-saving measures on Kinzenbaw and activated 911. Kinzenbaw was transported to the institution's triage and treatment area where he was pronounced deceased by prison medical staff at 8:15 a.m.