Brandon Yates, 24, was beat and tortured by his cellmate, Alvin Ruis, who had “psychotic delusions that he was doing the will of God,” the lawsuit states.

Brandon Yates' family says deputies ignored his pleas for help while he was tortured to death by his cellmate last year.

Brandon Yates was arrested for burglary. According to a new lawsuit, he was sexually assaulted and murdered by his cellmate.

Brandon Yates, who suffered from mental health and substance abuse issues, was dead within a day of being arrested for ...

The family of a man who was allegedly killed by his cellmate at San Diego Central Jail spoke out Tuesday after filing a ...

The lawsuit also states Yates' alleged killer, Alvin Ruis, was known to be violent and sheriff's department policies dictated ...

The decision came on a unanimous vote at the recommendation of Sheriff Kelly Martinez, who has been under pressure to improve ...

David Ruiz, 22, faces up to 29 years to life in state prison if convicted of the murder of the boy and a second criminal ...

Authorities have identified the man who was found dead in his cell on Wednesday morning at the Sedgwick County jail.

Prosecutors have accused a 21-year-old who was already in jail on a murder charge of five additional murders over a ...