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Aug 3, 2022 · In 2017, former deputies Jereh Lubrin, Matthew Farris and Rafael Rodriguez were convicted by a San Jose jury of second-degree murder in the death of Michael Tyree. They were sentenced to 15 years ...
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Aug 2, 2022 · In 2017, former Santa Clara County Sheriff deputies Jereh Lubrin, Matthew Farris and Rafael Rodriguez were convicted by a San Jose jury of second-degree murder in the death of Michael Tyree. (Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Dept. via AP, File)
- Jail Witnesses
- Sadistic Messages Or 'False Bravado'?
- Autopsy Results
- Tyree’s Death Spurred Increased Oversight and Reforms of The Jails
“They went to Tyree’s cell, and it was all bad,” testified Juan Perez, an immigration detainee facing deportation who was in a cell with a partial view into Tyree’s cell. “It took like 15 seconds before he started screaming for his life.” Perez told the jury he heard “Help! Help! Please stop!” followed by “boom, boom” and then Tyree fell silent. Th...
Part of the evidence the jury must consider are text messages on the deputies' cellphones. Prosecutor Matthew Braker showed the jury text messages from both Rodriguez and Farris that suggested they used force with inmates. Braker said Lubrin, however, deleted the texts on his phone before authorities could seize it. “I slapped a guy yesterday cu[z]...
The defense and prosecutors also interpreted Tyree's autopsy differently. Santa Clara County Medical Examiner Dr. Joseph O’Hara told jurors that Tyree died of a ruptured liver and spleen from blunt force trauma so severe it was equivalent to being hit by a vehicle. O’Hara testified that those are injuries Tyree could not have inflicted on himself. ...
Santa Clara County supervisors established a blue-ribbon commission in December 2015 to improve conditions and oversight of the jails and unanimously approved its recommendations. In a written statement, Sheriff Smith responded that: "Change of an institution the size and scope of our jails is never easy and it is never fast enough. What we have do...
Jan 5, 2018 · Three Santa Clara County jail deputies found guilty of second-degree murder in the beating death of inmate Michael Tyree have been sentenced to 15 years to life, a judge ruled Friday. Robert...
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Sep 27, 2019 · A Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputy was fired for repeatedly lying about the 2015 beating death of a mentally ill inmate at the hands of three other jail guards, newly released records on the high-profile case show. The three guards were convicted in 2017 of second-degree murder of inmate Michael Tyree, which has been widely reported.
Jun 1, 2017 · A jury on Thursday found three Santa Clara County jail deputies guilty of second-degree murder in the beating death of inmate Michael Tyree. Jereh Lubrin, 30, Rafael Rodriguez, 28, and Matthew ...
