Inmate killed at Kern Valley State Prison; makeshift weapons found at attack scene
An inmate was killed Thursday at Kern Valley State Prison during an attack by three other inmates, correctional officials said. Louis J. Bachicha w...
An inmate was killed Thursday at Kern Valley State Prison during an attack by three other inmates, correctional officials said. Louis J. Bachicha was assaulted about 6:30 p.m. in a recreational room at the 2,415-man prison just west of Delano. Bachicha, 34, was pronounced dead a half-hour later, the state prison system reported. Authorities did not say how Bachicha was killed, but they noted that two makeshift weapons were found in the area where he was attacked. Prison officials and Kern County's district attorney and coroner's offices are investigating the homicide.