FORMER PRISON GUARD SENTENCED TO 21 MONTHS

By Bob Walsh

Inmates work out in the exercise yard of Housing Unit B at California State Prison Sacramento

 

Your friends can get you into a lot of trouble.  

Ashley M. Aurich was a "prison guard" at the California State Prison, Sacramento (New Folsom Prison) prior to her fall from grace.  She came up in a law enforcement family.  Back on September 16, 2016, another guard, Arturo Pacheco, seriously injured a prisoner, Ronnie Price, who was then 65 years old, for no obvious reason.  He died two days later.  Pacheco pulled the prisoners legs out from under him while he was being escorted with his hands cuffed behind him   He did a face plant and broke his jaw.  He was killed by a pulmonary embolism directly caused by his injury.  Pacheco was sentenced to 12 1/2 years and is due to report to prison January 10.

Aurich at least condoned the attack and assisted in the ultimately ineffective cover-up.  It is believed by the judge that the attack might not have happened had Aurich made it clear she would NOT assist Pacheco.  The judge gave the sentence the prosecution asked for and said he would have given more time had the prosecution asked for it.  Aurich eventually assisted in the prosecution of Pacheco.  It didn't get her much slack.  

Both Aurich and Pacheco were sacked in 2018.  Their prosecution was by the feds.  

EDITOR'S NOTE: "Your friends can get you into a lot of trouble." Wrong, wrong! Lying for your friends can get you into a lot of trouble.