A California prison inmate has been charged with murdering his cellmate, who was convicted of multiple crimes, including child trafficking.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced Monday that it is investigating a homicide that occurred Saturday at Kern Valley State Prison.
According to the CDCR, officers observed Gregory Clark, 58, in his cell with blood on his clothes around 3:19 p.m. Saturday. His cellmate, 41-year-old Darius Swain, was found unresponsive in his cell and called for help.
Clark was transported to safety, and medical staff called 911 and began life-saving measures for Swain.
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An inmate at California's Kern Valley State Prison has been charged with murdering his cellmate, who is serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole for multiple crimes, including child trafficking. (Luis Cinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Swain was pronounced dead by paramedics in the prison's treatment and triage area at 3:48 p.m.
He arrived at the prison in March 2019 from Alameda County, where he was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for trafficking a minor by force, pimping, pandering, second-degree robbery, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Ta.
Darius Swain, 41, was pronounced dead Saturday at California's Kern Valley State Prison. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
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Clark was placed in restrictive housing pending an investigation by the prison's Bureau of Investigation.
He arrived at the prison in March 2011 from Los Angeles County, where he was sentenced to 22 years in prison for domestic violence, an enhanced use of a deadly weapon, previous prison terms, and a felony conviction for a serious crime.
On January 25, 2021, he was sentenced to an additional two years in prison in Kern County for assault by an inmate with a deadly weapon.
Gregory Clark, 58, is accused of killing his cellmate, Darius Swain. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
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The Kern County Coroner will determine Swain's cause of death. Details about what happened between the two men are not available.
