CTF in Soledad is Investigating Death of Inmate on April 25 as a Homicide

Officials at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad are looking into the death of 22-year-old Jaime Brugada as a homicide. On Tuesday night, April 25 at 9:55 pm correctional officers responded when Brugada was not accounted for in his cell after a regular count. During a search Brugada was found unresponsive in another area of the housing unit with injuries consistent with a homicide. Staff quickly administered life-saving measures and paged emergency services to transport Brugada to an on-site medical facility for treatment where he was pronounced dead at 10:00 p.m.

Officials have limited movement at the institution to facilitate the investigation being conducted by the CTF Investigative Services Unit, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office and the Monterey County Coroner. The Office of the Inspector General was notified and the Monterey County Coroner will determine Brugada’s official cause of death.

Brugada was sentenced from Riverside County on Dec. 22, 2022 to serve 2 years and 8 months for possession/owning firearm by a felon or addict as a second-striker along with a 1 year and 4 month sentence for possession/owning firearm with conviction of a violent felony, to be served concurrently to the first conviction.

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Suspect Vehicle in King City Quadruple Homicide on March 3 Has Been Located

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, on behalf of the King City Police Department is informing the community that the suspect vehicle involved in a quadruple homicide that occurred Sunday, March 3 on the 200 block of North Second Street in King City, has been located and recovered. The vehicle was located in an unincorporated area of South Monterey County. The King City Police Department is receiving assistance from multiple local and federal law enforcement partners in this investigation. Based on the nature of this investigation, no further details regarding the recovery of this vehicle are being released at this time. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office and the King City PD are asking the community for their assistance in reporting any information they may know regarding this incident which tragically left 4 people dead and 7 people injured, two with critical injuries. Information can be provided by contacting the following: King City Detective Sergeant Josh Partida 831-3

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