California inmate serving life sentence for murder investigated for cellmate’s homicide in LA County

LANCASTER, Calif. - California Department of Correction Rehabilitation investigators are looking into the death of an inmate at a Lancaster facility. His death is being investigated as a homicide. Authorities said around 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, staff members discovered 32-year-old Francisco A. Perez unresponsive in his cell during a security check. Staff administered life-saving efforts.…