San Diego prison inmate accused of killing accomplice in prior prison slaying

A man serving prison time for a San Diego County burglary and assault was accused of killing his cellmate Friday, just weeks after both men allegedly killed another inmate.

Tyler Yates, 30, is suspected in the stabbing death of his cellmate, Jake Kennedy, at California State Prison, Sacramento.

Correctional officers found Kennedy in his cell with multiple stab wounds just after 6 a.m. Friday, according to officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Kennedy was pronounced dead less than an hour later…

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