In an incident that unfolded on Christmas day, an inmate at the Larry Smith Correctional Facility in Banning lost his life following a confrontation with another prisoner. According to a report from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, the altercation occurred at approximately 8:41 p.m. and was abruptly halted when deputies intervened, utilizing pepper spray to subdue the parties involved.
The subsequent events took a dire turn as one of the inmates, James Hirt, 24, from Norco, became unresponsive post-conflict. Efforts by deputies and medical staff within the jail to resuscitate him were unsuccessful, leading to his pronouncement of death at the scene, as detailed by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office…