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On Friday, June 20, 2008, at approximately 3:20 p.m., two inmates at USP Atwater took the life of Correctional Officer Jose Rivera. Officer Rivera was on the second tier of a housing unit attempting to place the two inmates - Joseph Cabrera Sablan and James Leon Guerrero - back into their cell.
States Penitentiary, Atwater (hereafter USP Atwater) on Friday June 20, 2008, when Correctional Officer Jose V. Rivera was assaulted and murdered by two inmates.
Sep 29, 2015 · SACRAMENTO—Federal inmate Joseph Cabrera Sablan, 47, was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of release for the murder of United States Correctional Officer Jose Rivera, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced.
Mar 11, 2014 · A federal inmate pleaded guilty today for the murder of United States Correctional Officer Jose Rivera, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner for the Eastern District of California.
Mar 11, 2014 · Prosecutors say Guerrero held Officer Jose Rivera down at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater in 2008 as another inmate, Jose Cabrera Sablan, stabbed him more than 20 times with an eight-inch shank. The 22-year-old Rivera — a U.S. Navy veteran — was doing a daily headcount when he was attacked.
May 30, 2014 · On June 20, 2008, as Officer Rivera was on duty and conducting his daily count in the United States Penitentiary in Atwater, California, Sablan attacked him with an eight-inch homemade shank. Officer Rivera tried to flee, but was knocked backwards by Sablan and tackled by Guerrero.
Jun 19, 2022 · Officer Rivera lost his life in the line of duty on Friday, June 20, 2008, at USP Atwater. The Jose V. Rivera Memorial Park has been an ongoing project for multiple years, culminating with the unveiling of the statute and dedication ceremony.
