California mafia member on death row fatally beaten by other inmates in prison

A decease enactment inmate was beaten to decease by 3 different inmates astatine a situation successful Southern California, according to officials.

Alberto Martinez was killed successful the Calipatria State Prison successful Imperial County connected Thursday, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said successful a quality release. His decease is being investigated arsenic a homicide.

Another inmate, Tyler A. Lua, was observed by situation unit striking Martinez and knocking him to the crushed earlier helium continued to deed him. Lue yet stepped distant from Martinez, but 2 different inmates — Jorge D. Negrete-Larios and Luis J. Beltran — began striking Martinez arsenic helium laid motionless connected the ground.

Staff past stopped the beating utilizing capsicum spray and a baton strike. Two incarcerated-manufactured weapons were recovered astatine the scene.

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Alberto Martinez was beaten to decease by 3 different inmates astatine a situation successful California. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

Martinez sustained injuries accordant with an incarcerated-manufactured weapon. No unit oregon different inmates were injured.

Emergency responders were called to the country and aesculapian unit performed life-saving measures connected Martinez. He was transported to the prison's attraction country and was pronounced dormant astatine 2:20 p.m.

Movement has been constricted successful the gait wherever the alleged onslaught happened.

Lua, Negrete-Larios and Beltran were moved to restricted lodging pending an investigation into the incident.

Martinez, 46, was astir precocious received from Orange County connected Aug. 17, 2010, and placed connected condemned presumption for first-degree murder. He was besides sentenced to beingness with the anticipation of parole for attempted first-degree execution with an enhancement for thoroughfare pack enactment and 2 years for thoroughfare pack activity, a condemnation that was to beryllium served concurrently with the condemned sentence.

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Tyler A. Lua, Jorge D. Negrete-Larios and Luis J. Beltran are accused of sidesplitting Alberto Martinez. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

He acted arsenic the getaway operator successful a botched crippled to kidnap and execution a businessman, according to the Orange County Register. The crippled was reportedly orchestrated by the businessman's sister.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Martinez was a almighty subordinate of a Mexican mafia who orchestrated murders portion connected decease enactment and communicated with a pistillate from Mexico utilizing a cellphone helium was prohibited from having.

Lua, 25, was received from San Bernardino County connected Jan. 31, 2019, and sentenced to 19 years successful situation for attempted second-degree execution with an enhancement for usage of a firearm. During his incarceration, helium was sentenced to 2 further years for having a controlled substance successful prison.

Negrete-Larios, 33, was received from Riverside County connected July 5, 2016, and sentenced to 32 years and 4 months successful situation for attempted second-degree execution with enhancements for inflicting large bodily injury, discharge of a firearm and thoroughfare pack enactment successful committee of a convulsive felony.

Beltran, 31, was received from Los Angeles County connected April 6, 2023, and sentenced to beingness successful situation without parole for first-degree execution with enhancements for intentional discharge of a firearm causing large bodily wounded oregon decease and possession of a firearm arsenic a felon.

No unit oregon different inmates were injured. (iStock)

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There are a full of 623 inmates with condemned sentences successful California prisons, according to the state's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

In 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed an enforcement bid that instituted a moratorium connected the decease punishment successful the Golden State. The bid besides called for the repeal of the state's lethal injection protocol and the contiguous closing of the state's execution enclosure astatine San Quentin State Prison.

The past execution successful California was carried retired successful 2006.