Death of SVSP Inmate investigated as a Homicide

SOLEDAD – Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) officials are investigating the death of an inmate that occurred in one of the prison’s maximum security yards just after 9 pm. on Monday night, October 15th. 33-year-old inmate Armando Wehr was found unresponsive in his cell with multiple wounds. Officers quickly intervened and initiated life-saving measures and at 9:35 pm. Wehr was pronounced dead at the institution. No suspects have been identified at this time. SVSP administrators have limited inmate movement on the facility where the incident occurred to facilitate the investigation. Wehr, was received by CDCR in March of 2011 from Contra Costa County with a sentence of life with the possibility of parole for second-degree murder, plus 25 years for intentional discharge of a firearm. Officials said that a riot broke out at the prison's correctional training facility hours after the inmate was killed at the Soledad facility. The large fight began at around 8:30 am on Tuesday morning, October 16. Four to five inmates were injured during the morning fight and no correctional officers were hurt.