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Yusuf Bey IV Tries To Bribe Honest Guard In San Quentin
Convicted triple killer Yusuf Bey IV, who was accused of trying to order followers to kill witnesses at his murder trial last year, has been placed in solitary confinement at San Quentin state prison after trying to bribe a guard to give him a cell phone, a Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesman said.Bey IV, 26, the former leader of Your Black Muslim Bakery, "offered an officer money and sports tickets in exchange for a cell phone," corrections spokesman Luis Patino wrote in response to questions. Documents detailing the charges are not public and cannot be released, he added. State law prohibits inmates from having cell phones. It was unclear Wednesday if Bey IV was trying to order retaliation against any of the more than 70 people who testified against him at his murder trial, including former followers and a lover he had previously allegedly targeted for violence. Bey IV was convicted in June of ordering the murders of journalist Chauncey Bailey and two other men and was sentenced to three consecutive life terms without parole. Prosecutors had accused Bey IV of trying to get a hit list against witnesses in his murder trial smuggled out of Santa Rita Jail, where he was being held, and get it to a follower. Bey IV was never charged in connection with that incident. A bakery follower, Antoine Mackey, was convicted of killing Bailey and another man and sentenced to two life terms without parole. Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-02-29 |
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