Brenda Villa was charged with conspiracy, perjury and three counts of falsification of records in a federal investigation in connection with the death in 2016.
A federal judge sentenced Arturo Pacheco, a former California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officer, to more than 12 years in prison for a 2016 assault that led to the death of a man incarcerated at California State Prison, Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California correctional officer Arturo Pacheco was upset while escorting a prison inmate, so he yanked the inmate's feet from under him, sending him crashing to the ground and ultimately killing him.
Arturo Pacheco, 40, of Elk Grove was upset while escorting a prison inmate, so he yanked the inmate's feet from under him, sending him crashing to the ground.