Posted on 07/13/2018 2:28:22 PM PDT by PROCON
KERN COUNTY, Calif. – A convicted child molester was killed by another inmate less than a week after arriving at a California prison, officials said.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it received Agustin Duran at the Wasco State Prison, about 30 miles northwest of Bakersfield, on July 2.
The 66-year-old was sentenced to serve 55 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole after being convicted of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old in Los Angeles County, according to the agency.
On July 7, at around 7:20 p.m., 19-year-old Andres Ayon allegedly started punching him in the face and upper torso.
An alarm prompted all inmates to drop on the ground except Ayon, who kept striking Duran, CDCR said.
The teenager complied after staffers used a pepper spray grenade and was placed into a temporary holding cell, according to the department. Duran was airlifted to a hospital and was declared dead the next day at around 4:48 p.m., authorities said.
Ayon, who had been in CDCR custody since June 22, was serving a six-year sentence for second-degree robbery and use of a deadly weapon in Kern County. He received treatment at the prison for minor injuries following the incident and was placed at an administrative segregation unit, the agency said.
The prison housed around 4,900 inmates, according to CDCR.
Officials provided no further information.
Gee. Thats too bad.
"It shall be life."
I forget where I read it, but an article said that women prefer to use poison to kill.
Much neater and she won’t have to mop up the blood all over the place! /s
Not really. Ayon was only gonna be in for 6 years. Now it'll be life, taking the place of the guy he killed.
was serving a six-year sentence
19 years old and we will spend ($71,000 this year) for 50 years, that will end up north of $5 - 7 million when all is said and done.
They should just call it Arkancide and leave the inmate alone.
Damn, slipped and fell in the shower.
5.56mm
In other stories it wasn’t about him being killed because of his conviction but that he made a rude remark or something to his killer; but OTOH .....I love happy endings.
Question:
Why do prisoners of most vile backgrounds do this to child molesters? I approve of their actions but am confused about their psychology? Perhaps it is their last vestige of morality?
One less democrat voter.
Winning!!!
What do you mean? He can still vote from the cemetery. Are you kidding? He'll vote as many times as the demorats fill out ballots.
“...He can still vote from the cemetery....”
Ha! Yeah, I guess you’re right about that.
But he won’t be hurting any kids anymore, for sure, at least.
I’d like to see the nature of the evidence before I comment. It just seems kind of odd that a 66 year-old guy would do this for the first time at his age.
After working in corrections for 23 years, I can tell you there’s an element of being powerless to protect your family. The molester represents your worst fears about what might befall your family during your absence. This is compounded by your own guilt for having caused your absence.
Disturbingly, there’s a high occurrence of the “who smelt it, dealt it” phenomenon. Inmates who attack molesters go on to become or are later revealed to be molesters themselves. It’s the same survival tactic employed by liberals to mask their bad behavior. Ain’t nuthin’ simple ‘bout humans.
Interesting insight, thanks.
The mindset among the male prisoners is that the victim could have been their mother, daughter, or sister. Therefore, they will often kill or injure the child molester.
I have not seen this type of behaviour among the female inmates. They may be in for running a child prostitution ring, incest, or child abuse, and nothing happens to them.
Beats the heck out of why the difference.
One thing I love about Free Republic is seeing a headline that tells the entire story, short of the minor details like names.
As a long-time newspaperman, I know “headlines are the poetry of news writing” but you shouldn’t give away the whole story or nobody will want to read it. But I still love a good header!
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