SAN DIEGO (CN) — The healthcare provider for the San Diego County Jail is still on the hook for breach of contract claims following the brutal murder and torture of an inmate in 2024, a federal judge ruled.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Whelan, a Bill Clinton appointee, denied NaphCare’s attempt to dismiss the claims after San Diego County filed a third-party complaint against it.
The case stems from the murder of 24-year-old Brandon Yates in January 2024 while incarcerated at San Diego Central Jail. Yates, who was homeless at the time, suffered from mental illness and drug addiction when he was beaten and then smothered to death by another inmate, Alvin Ruis, after a discussion about religion turned violent…