Benjy S. Wade
Benjy S. Wade, 40, died on January 8, 2022, while held at High Desert State Prison in Susanville, California. He was found unresponsive in his cell, and staff attempted life-saving measures before he died. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has described the death as a suspected homicide and said his cellmate is the suspect, while a later report by KTVU listed the manner as pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prison investigators are treating the death as an alleged homicide, and state prison officials say his cellmate is the suspect.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); California state prison officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.