November 7, 2009
- Portland, Oregon
Coyote Ridge inmate in coma after cellmate fight
By Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — The sister of a Coyote Ridge prison inmate says he lost his left eye and remains in a coma after a beating at the prison in Connell.
Laurie Ingram of Pasco told The Tri-City Herald that 45-year-old Scott William McDonald underwent seven hours of surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The hospital reports him in serious condition Friday. His cellmate, 32-year-old Kenneth Smith, is accused of beating him with a smudge pot in a pillowcase. A smudge pot is used in some religious ceremonies to burn incense or sage. McDonald was sentenced in 2007 to eight years in prison for attempted robbery and escape. Smith was sentenced in 1996 in Snohomish County to a 26-year term for assault. |
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