IONE– Investigators at Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) and the Amador
County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of an
inmate as a possible homicide due to injuries received during an
apparent in-cell disturbance on Tuesday, May 28.
Inmate Orlando
Carbonell, 50, was pronounced dead this morning at MCSP after prison
officials found him unresponsive in his cell.
Prison officials have named his cellmate, Efrain Gutierez, 47, as a suspect in the case.
The
victim, Orlando Carbonell, was received by the California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on November 24, 2009 from San
Bernardino County to serve a 26-year to life term for first-degree
murder.
The suspect, Efrain Gutierez was received by CDCR on
January 15, 2010 from Riverside County to serve a 16-year to life term
for second-degree murder.
The cause of death has not yet been determined. The Office of the Inspector General has been notified.
Mule
Creek State Prison, which opened in 1987, houses approximately 2,800
minimum- to medium- and maximum-custody inmates. The prison, located in
Amador County, provides educational, medical and mental health services
and employs more than 1,400 people.
