A convicted child molester was discovered lifeless in his prison cell earlier this week, in what is being treated as a potential homicide.
The deceased's cellmate is currently under scrutiny in connection with the incident.
According to Gateway Pundit, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) issued a statement on Wednesday, disclosing that 70-year-old Mark Squires was found unresponsive around 3:30 pm on Tuesday by San Quentin prison staff, following an alarm. Squires was serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole for committing lewd acts on a child under 14.
Following the grim discovery, medical personnel rushed the convicted child molester to the prison's triage area. He was pronounced dead at 4:04 pm.
In the aftermath of the incident, 36-year-old Gustavo Lopez was swiftly removed and placed in restrictive housing. He will remain there pending the outcome of the investigation into Squires' death.
The prison staff did not provide details on how they discovered Squires' body or the nature of the injuries that resulted in his death. They confirmed that no prison staff or other inmates were harmed during the incident.
The Office of the Inspector General in California was informed following Squires' death, and the Marin County Coroner will establish the official cause of death, which is currently being investigated as a homicide.
Squires had been a resident of San Quentin since January 2000. Lopez, on the other hand, has been at the facility since January 2020, serving a 13-year sentence for kidnapping, corporal injury on specific persons resulting in traumatic conditions, and false imprisonment with violence.
San Quentin, as noted by The Daily Mail, is California's oldest prison, established in 1852. It has been home to some of America's most notorious criminals, including Charles Manson, and currently houses over 3,000 inmates in minimum, medium, and maximum security facilities.
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