Three Santa Clara County sheriff’s jail deputies were charged Tuesday in the murder of a mentally ill inmate.
County jail deputies Matthew Farris, Jereh Lubrin and Rafael Rodriguez each were charged with one count of murder in the death of Michael Tyree and for assaulting another inmate, Juan Villa, according to Santa Clara Superior Court documents.
"Michael Tyree was not protected by those correctional officers who were supposed to protect him," Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. "Instead, they killed him and we have now charged them with murder."
Farris, Lubrin and Rodriguez were arrested Thursday after the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into Tyree’s death.