Kristin Smart's convicted killer attacked for second time in prison
Paul Flores, the convicted killer of college student Kristin Smart, was stabbed Wednesday at a California prison, the second time he has been attacked by a fellow inmate in the past year, officials said.
COALINGA, Calif. — Paul Flores, the convicted killer of college student Kristin Smart, was stabbed Wednesday at a California prison, the second time he has been attacked by a fellow inmate in the past year, officials said.
Staff witnessed the stabbing shortly before 3:30 p.m. in the recreation yard at Pleasant Valley State Prison and were able to end the assault using verbal commands, according to a statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
An injured Flores, 47, was transported to an outside medical facility for treatment and later returned to the prison in fair condition, officials said.
The inmate suspected in the assault, whose name was not released, was placed in restricted housing, the corrections department said. The attack is being investigated as an attempted homicide.
Kristin Smart, the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo student who disappeared in 1996.FBI via AP fileTwo suspected inmate-manufactured weapons were recovered, the department said. No other staff or incarcerated people were injured.
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