A man serving a life prison sentence for a Los Angeles County murder conviction was being held in restricted housing Monday for allegedly stabbing a corrections officer in the head at the California Institute for Men in Chino.
Kevin G. Roby, 60, was observed by corrections officers around 8:30 p.m. Sunday leaving his housing unit wearing only his boxer shorts, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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Officers ordered Roby to stop, but he continued walking toward the prison yard while yelling that he would kill anyone in the yard, according to CDCR. Moments later, Roby pulled out an "inmate-manufactured weapon" from his boxers, prompting authorities to form a skirmish line, officials said.
"Without warning or provocation, Roby ran toward the skirmish line. Staff immediately responded and used physical force and chemical agents to restrain him and quell the attack," CDCR officials said in a statement.
During the skirmish, Roby allegedly used the weapon to stab an officer on the side of his head. The officer was taken to a hospital for a laceration and the effects of being pepper-sprayed, but was treated and released.
Roby was placed on restricted housing status and was expected to be transferred to another prison, according to CDCR.
Roby was sent to prison in August 1988 following his conviction in Los Angeles County for first-degree murder and rape with force or violence, along with an enhancement for the use of a firearm. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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