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Paul Flores, the man convicted of killing Stockton native Kristin Smart in 1996, was attacked a second time while in state prison, officials said Thursday.Previous coverage in the video player aboveThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said staff saw an inmate stab Flores at a recreation yard at the Pleasant Valley State Prison Wednesday at 3:27 p.m.After staff stopped the attack with verbal commands, CDCR officials said they found two weapons that could have been made by inmates.CDCR officials said they took Flores to an outside medical facility and has since returned to the prison facility in “fair condition.” The suspected assailant was put into restricted housing.Flores was attacked last time in August 2023 and was taken to a medical facility in serious condition.| RELATED READ | Same inmate who attacked Paul Flores in 2023 murdered “I-5 Strangler,” officials sayFlores was convicted of murdering Kristin Smart when they were both students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1996. A judge then sentenced him to 25 years to life in prison in the Pleasant Valley facility in the Coalinga area of Fresno County.In January of this year, family members of Kristin filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, accusing the university of being responsible for her death.“Cal Poly was in the best position to prevent these tragedies from ever occurring – both the death of Kristin and the freedom her murderer enjoyed for almost twenty-five years – and Cal Poly is therefore responsible for allowing those tragedies to unfold,” the lawsuit says.Flores’ father, Ruben, was cleared of being an accessory after the fact for allegedly helping to conceal the crime.
COALINGA, Calif. —
Paul Flores, the man convicted of killing Stockton native Kristin Smart in 1996, was attacked a second time while in state prison, officials said Thursday.
Previous coverage in the video player above
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said staff saw an inmate stab Flores at a recreation yard at the Pleasant Valley State Prison Wednesday at 3:27 p.m.
After staff stopped the attack with verbal commands, CDCR officials said they found two weapons that could have been made by inmates.
CDCR officials said they took Flores to an outside medical facility and has since returned to the prison facility in “fair condition.” The suspected assailant was put into restricted housing.
Flores was attacked last time in August 2023 and was taken to a medical facility in serious condition.
| RELATED READ | Same inmate who attacked Paul Flores in 2023 murdered “I-5 Strangler,” officials say
Flores was convicted of murdering Kristin Smart when they were both students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1996. A judge then sentenced him to 25 years to life in prison in the Pleasant Valley facility in the Coalinga area of Fresno County.
In January of this year, family members of Kristin filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, accusing the university of being responsible for her death.
“Cal Poly was in the best position to prevent these tragedies from ever occurring – both the death of Kristin and the freedom her murderer enjoyed for almost twenty-five years – and Cal Poly is therefore responsible for allowing those tragedies to unfold,” the lawsuit says.
Flores’ father, Ruben, was cleared of being an accessory after the fact for allegedly helping to conceal the crime.
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