SAN DIEGO (KGTV)-- San Diego County Sheriff's Department homicide detectives arrested a 36-year-old Chula Vista man in connection with the murder of a fellow inmate earlier this month, according to a news release from the agency.
Sheriff's officials stated Alvin McDonald Ruis shared a housing cell with 24-year-old Brandon Andrew Yates prior to Yates' death on Jan. 16, at the San Diego Central Jail. A press release said Yates, a San Diego resident, was in custody after being arrested for burglary.
The release said Ruis was arrested on Dec. 27, 2023, by the Chula Vista Police Department on a laundry list of charges, including domestic violence, willful cruelty to a child, stalking, burglary and court order violation, among others.
The sheriff's Homicide Unit responded to Yates' death and conducted an investigation. The case was sent to the San Diego County District Attorney's Office, where it awaits criminal proceedings, according to the release.
The county Medical Examiner's Office has yet to determine the cause of Yates' death.
