Brandon Yates called his mother on Jan. 15, 2024, seeking bail money. He was in a San Diego jail after being arrested for sleeping in someone’s shed during a mental health crisis. Andrea Carrier told her son she didn’t have the money and that he should call his father.
It was the last time they would ever speak, Carrier said, choking up.
Less than 24 hours after his arrest, Yates was dead. After he got off the phone, his cellmate allegedly tortured, raped and killed him. As the 24-year-old screamed, begged and pressed a panic button for help, deputies ignored him for about an hour, according to a recently filed lawsuit…