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Morning, i fished it in, took the blue bag off and i got the spear shaft from that off the fishing line and i waited. sergeant burchfield approached my cell with flashlight and he saw me standing there, he asked if i needed a light for my cigarette. i had a camel in my mouth. that's when he turned. when he turned into the cell, i hit him. i stabbed him, speared him one time. he turned around, grabbed his whistle, started blowing it. dropped his flashlight and started blowing it and he turned around and took off down the end of the tier. he got to like 15 cells and he collapsed not knowing that...

Sell it, piece by piece. his argument will be he didn't know it was coming in. it's coming in off the streets. that's all he has to say, i didn't know it was coming in. this is an actual address. we'll turn over to squad and let them know it tested positive and it's up to them to see what they want to do. >> acting on an inside tip about contraband continuing to come through the laundry facility, on corcoran's "b" yard, the sergeant and his team launch a surprise search. >> this is our level three general population facility. basically it's a medium security facility. this is the laundry room ...

A point, once they do that, they get sent to ad seg. as long as it's not sharpened to a point, it's just considered dangerous contraband. >> could make two weapons out this piece right here. >> random searches in all of the cell blocks are vital to the safety of the inmates and officers. as every piece of contraband discovered to mean one less attack. after all, with enough time on their hands, some inmates are fully capable and more than willing to do almost anything. inmates like andre johnson, who is serving a life sentence in the shu for murdering an officer in san quentin in 1985. >> my r...

It's prison politics. >> i think they did it because they seized the opportunity and he was there. he was the senior staff member. >> sergeant burchfield was targeted because he was too damn nice. he cared. and because of that caring, he was monitored. >> they didn't care that he had a family. they knew. i've been curious all these years if they're sorry for what they did. they haven't come out and said we're sorry for any pain we may have inflicted on you and your family. >> if i could take that day back to sacrifice myself knowing the things i know today, i would. i would take that chance an...

It was either him or me and i chose him. it was simple as that. it's prison politics. >> i think they did it because they seized the opportunity and he was there. he was the senior staff member. >> sergeant burchfield was targeted because he was too damn nice. he cared. and because of that caring, he was monitored. >> they didn't care that he had a family. they knew. i've been curious all these years if they're sorry for what they did. they haven't come out and said we're sorry for any pain we may have inflicted on you and your family. >> if i could take that day back to sacrifice myself knowi...