Terence Coleman was killed by two fellow inmates at High Desert State Prison in Northern California, the third inmate killed at three separate prisons in the state in 11 days.
Authorities say inmate Terence Coleman was attacked by fellow inmates William Lutts and Timothy Smith at High Desert State Prison, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, and that he died from his injuries. Officials are investigating the death as a homicide.
Last week, two inmates serving life sentences died after being attacked at California prisons, officials said at the time, one at Salinas Valley State Prison and the other at California State Prison, Sacramento, commonly known as New Folsom.This Sept. 25, 2020, photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows inmate William Lutts.
Coleman had been serving a sentence of life with the possibility of parole from Yolo County assault and robbery charges after two previous burglary convictions. While in prison, he was sentenced to an additional 12 years for voluntary manslaughter.peace officer or firefighter. While in prison, he was sentenced to another nine years for assault with a deadly weapon as a second striker. This year he was convicted of making or possessing deadly weapon and sentenced to two more years.
This Sept. 25, 2020, photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows inmate Timothy Smith.Smith is serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole for a San Joaquin County murder and attempted murder. He had a previous four-year sentence for evading a police officer causing death or great bodily injury, vehicle theft, and failure to appear in court.
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