A prison inmate who was grievously injured in a beating at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility last spring died in a hospital this week, authorities reported Friday. The death of Roberto Belton, 37, is being investigated as a homicide, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. No suspect in the slaying has been […]
A shipment of jalapeños from Mexico to the US proved to be carrying more than just a spicy kick when Border Patrol agents found nearly 4 tons of marijuana hidden in the cargo. The discovery was made Thursday when a truck driver was flagged for a secondary inspection at the Otay Mesa border crossing in […]
Border Patrol agents arrested a National Guardsman and four others in Otay Mesa Saturday for reported human smuggling. Agents stopped a vehicle near Otay Mesa Boulevard and Alta Road at around 3:45 p.m. Of the five men inside, two were U.S. citizens and three were undocumented, according to Customs and Border Protection agent Michael Scappechio. […]
Several guards at Donovan State Prison in Otay Mesa are accused of running a criminal gang inside the prison, according to a federal lawsuit. Prisoners say they were beaten and retaliated against by guards who are members of the “The Green Wall” gang. The guards are accused of running a Mafia-style prison gang, ordering attacks […]
