Cory J. Benton
Cory J. Benton, 40, was held at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, California, and is described in one report as a former Nipomo resident. On October 15, 2023, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said three other people held at the prison attacked him with a weapon they had made inside, and that he had multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead while being taken to an outside medical facility, and the department is treating the death as a homicide. Corrections officials and the Monterey County District Attorney's Office are investigating, and the county coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says three other incarcerated people stabbed him with a homemade weapon, and the Monterey County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.