A notorious inmate who murdered a serial killer in his cell three years ago has pleaded not guilty to ambushing Christine Smart's killer in prison.
Jason Budrow, 43, allegedly slashed Paul Flores in the neck during the Aug. 23 prison attack, a week after Flores was transferred to Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, California. be done.
After the alleged assault, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) told Fox News Digital that “an employee observed Mr. Flores fall to the ground between the recreation yard and the clinic.”
Budreau pleaded not guilty Monday to four felonies, including using a prison-made weapon and assault by a life-sentence inmate.
Kristin Smart's killer nearly dies in suspected prison attack that killed 'I-5 Strangler'
Jason Budrow, who killed the I-5 Strangler in prison, is accused of attacking Kristin Smart's killer, Paul Flores, in prison. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
Flores was taken to an outside hospital in critical condition and remained there for two days before being returned to the prison, according to the CDC.
In November, CDCR declined to answer Fox News Digital's questions about the case, including how Mr. Badreau gained access to Flores Island and where Mr. Badreau and Mr. Flores currently live.
Christine Smart killer Paul Flores sentenced to 25 years in prison for California murder
And authorities have not yet said a motive for the alleged attempt on Flores' life.
Flores sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for murdering 19-year-old 1996 smartwhen they were both students at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
Even though Smart's body was never found, he was convicted in a decades-old cold case. She was declared legally dead in 2002.
Kristin Smart's killer, Paul Flores, was attacked in prison and was hospitalized in critical condition, according to his lawyer. (FBI/San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, via Associated Press)
A week after he was transferred to a California prison, he met Budrow, a self-proclaimed Satanist with a “666” tattoo above his right eye.
Budrow is already on parole for strangling his girlfriend to death in 2010 and strangling his cellmate at Mule Creek State Prison, Roger Reece Kibe, 81, in 2021. He had served two life sentences without a sentence.
Kibbe was known as “I-5 Strangler” She hunted women along Interstate 5 between Sacramento and Stockton in the 1970s and 1980s.
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He was known to have raped and strangled at least seven women and cut his victims' clothing in irregular patterns.
Mr. Budreau stated in his letter: san jose mercury news He claimed that he deliberately arranged for Kibbe to enter his cell after watching the television report and that he killed him because he had a “mission of revenge” for Kibbe's victims.
If convicted on the new charges, Mr. Budreau could be sentenced to an additional 27 years to life in prison.
