UPDATED: BANNING: Inmate, critically injured in jail fight, succumbs to injuries

UPDATE: Jan. 26, 11 a.m. BANNING – An inmate who sustained critical injuries during a fight with another inmate Saturday, Jan. 21, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead four days after the deadly incident, Wednesday, Jan. 25. Sheriff’s officials have not released the victim’s or the suspect’s names in the fatal confrontation. “The investigation is ongoing,” according to Riverside Sheriff’s […]

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BANNING: In custody death at jail spurs “suspicious death” investigation

BANNING – Central Homicide Investigators are conducting what the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is calling a “suspicious death” investigation after an inmate died while in custody at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility Saturday, Sept 17. The facility is located at 1627 S. Hargrave Street in Banning. The victim, who has only been described as a white male adult was found “suffering from traumatic […]

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