Folsom prison inmate killed in fight last week identified by coroner
An inmate who died last Thursday after a fight at California State Prison, Sacramento, has been identified.
Charles Anthony Ross, 63, died Thursday afternoon following a fight with at least two other inmates in the Folsom prison’s exercise yard, according to the Sacramento County coroner’s office and an earlier news release by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The death is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said.
Ross was stabbed with an inmate-made device, according to the news release. Life-saving measures were unsuccessful, and Ross died at 2:34 p.m., according to the release.
Last week’s news release said the victim was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. In an updated statement Monday, the Corrections Department said Ross was convicted in 1997 for first-degree murder and second-degree robbery in Riverside County.
Ross was seen by correctional officers in a fight at the exercise yard about 2:15 p.m. Two other involved inmates were identified in last week’s news release as Joshua Kerr, 35, and Nicholas Mangelli, 28.
Kerr, received from Orange County, is serving a 22-year sentence for attempted second-degree murder with extra time for street gang activity and second-degree robbery. Mangelli, from Sacramento County, is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder.
This story was originally published June 3, 2019 at 9:27 AM.
