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OTAY MESA  — A 56-year-old inmate at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa died last week after he was attacked by three inmates in a prison recreation yard and stabbed with a makeshift knife, authorities said. The victim, John R. Thurs, was attacked Friday around 7:15 p.m. and stabbed with what was described as an ‘inmate-manufactured weapon” that was recovered at the scene, prison officials said in a statement released Tuesday. Thurs was transported to a local hospital...

Alleged rec-yard slaying of Donovan Prison inmate investigated ABC 10News and last updated 2021-05-11 18:51:50-04 SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Authorities Tuesday publicly identified a Donovan State Prison inmate who was fatally stabbed last week, allegedly by three fellow convicts. John R. Thurs, 56, was attacked in a recreation yard at the Otay Mesa penitentiary about 7:15 p.m. Friday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. An inmate-manufactured weapon was found at th...