Hemet man accused of murdering cellmate ordered to stand trial

INDIO, Calif. — A felon in custody on a fugitive from justice warrant who stands accused in the bludgeoning death of his cellmate while being housed at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio last July was ordered yesterday to stand trial for the man’s brutal murder. The murdered inmate, John Hemmer, 48, of South Dakota, was awaiting trial after […]

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Hemet inmate accused of murdering cellmate at Riverside County jail

INDIO, Calif., — Authorities say a Hemet man who was being held in custody at a Riverside County jail in Indio on a fugitive from justice warrant was re-arrested on a new charge of murder after another man was found critically injured – and later died – inside a cell the pair were sharing.  The deceased inmate, since identified as […]

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