Inmate killed at John Benoit Detention Center in Indio
on Wednesday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff s Department.
The Correctional Investigations Bureau and the Central Homicide Unit identified Luke Hanchette, 42, of Hemet, as the suspect. He remains at the John Benoit Detention Center. Prior to the homicide, Hanchette was being held on charges including assault.
The victim was identified as John Hemmer, 48, of South Dakota. Hemmer was charged with nine felonies, including several counts of infliction of corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant, torture and attempted murder. He was accused of physically abusing and strangling his girlfriend until she was unconscious during a road trip two years ago, according to 2019 report from NBC Palm Springs.
Murder Charge Filed Against RivCo Inmate In Cellmate s Death
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North Shore Men Plead Guilty to Armed Carjacking, Sentenced to Over 8 Years Published
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Victor Olivas, 27, and Francisco Razo, 25
Two North Shore men who stole a vehicle at gunpoint before leading authorities on a high-speed chase pleaded guilty to several felony charges today and were immediately sentenced to more than eight years in state prison.
Victor Olivas, 27, and Francisco Razo, 25, were arrested last August following the carjacking reported in the area of Avenue 78 and Fillmore Street. Both men pleaded guilty to one count each of carjacking and evading arrest in exchange for prosecutors agreeing to dismiss one felony count each of taking a vehicle without an owner s consent and receiving stolen property, along with several sentence-enhancing allegations.