Larry Smith Correctional Facility – Riverside County News Source

3 RivCo inmates ID’d in beating death of fellow inmate

September 25, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

BANNING, Calif. — Authorities investigating the Sept. 8 beating death of an inmate at Banning’s Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility say three inmates have been identified as participating in the man’s murder. The inmate killed in the attack, since identified as Rosendo Echevarria, 29, of Cathedral City, was facing multiple charges related to sex crimes against children from a case dating back […]

Beaten to death by other inmates, Cathedral City man was facing multiple child molest charges

September 9, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Thursday, Sept. 10, 12:30 p.m. See Original Story below. BANNING, Calif. — Officials have identified a 29-year-old Cathedral City man as the inmate they say was beaten to death by other inmates at Banning’s Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility on Tuesday. Although authorities have not provided a possible motive for the deadly attack, the inmate, Rosendo Echevarria, was facing […]

Riverside inmate dies in custody – COVID-19 suspected

April 26, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

BANNING, Calif. — Authorities are investigating the in-custody death of an inmate who had been incarcerated at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility (SCF) in Banning. The man had been in custody since August, 2019 when he was booked into jail on charges of arson and burglary. According to sheriff’s officials, doctors suspect the inmate – who was being held […]