SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A man serving a prison sentence for a San Diego County robbery is being investigated in connection with the death of his cellmate at California State Prison, Sacramento, state prison officials said Wednesday.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials say 23-year-old Anthony Francis Jr. was found unconscious on the floor of his cell on the night of July 18. Francis was taken to the prison's triage and treatment area, but was pronounced dead less than an hour later.
Francis' death was ruled a homicide last week by the Sacramento County Coroner, according to CDCR.
Francis' cellmate, Chase Jenkins, 38, was in the cell at the time Francis was found unconscious, CDCR said. Jenkins has since been placed in restricted housing pending an investigation.
CDCR says Jenkins has been imprisoned since July of 2023 for an 11-year second-degree robbery sentence out of San Diego County.
Francis was serving a 12-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter out of Glenn County.
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