Low-Level Inmate Killed Days From Release After Being Placed With Man Who Killed Woman & Her Child With A Hammer

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A Las Vegas man serving a 12 to 36 month sentence for larceny was allegedly stabbed and strangled to death by his cellmate — a convicted murderer who slaughtered a mom and her 10-year-old son with a hammer — just days before he was scheduled to be released. His family is now suing the Nevada Department of Corrections for failing to protect him "despite explicit warnings" from the cellmate that he was going to kill the man, the lawsuit says.

"[The cellmate] had threatened to kill him if the two were housed together," the legal complaint filed by Jacob Herman's family alleges.

"Systemic overcrowding, understaffing, and disregard for protective-custody safeguards created the conditions that allowed Mr. Herman's death," the complaint charges. "Defendants were indifferent to the safety and rights of Jacob and did not take these factors and threats seriously even though Jacob's cellmate was a violent offender with a life sentence who had nothing to lose."

The cellmate, who is identified by the alias "King," is accused of stabbing and strangling Herman in cellblock 4C at High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs. NDOC officials announced Herman's death in a July 17 press release, just one day after the slaying.

"Herman, 35, was serving a sentence of 12 to 36 months for larceny from a person," the release says. "He came to the NDOC on May 20, 2024, from Clark County."

King had been convicted of the "savage sexual assault" of a woman and her 10-year-old child, after which he "bludgeoned them to death with a hammer" and attempted to kill the woman's husband in the same manner, but he survived, according to the complaint. King was serving a life sentence without possibility of parole for the killings, robbery, kidnapping and sexual assault of a minor under 14.

The complaint accuses King of having a documented history of mental illness, including incidents of "running and shouting in the cellblock," and failing to obey corrections officer commands to return to his cell the day of Herman's death. But that didn't stop prison officials from housing Herman, who pleaded guilty to larceny in 2023, with him just days before he was set to be released, his family says.

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Low-level inmate killed days from release after being placed with child murderer: Lawsuit

A Las Vegas man serving a 12 to 36 month sentence for larceny was stabbed and strangled to death by his cellmate, who allegedly told prison staff he would kill him, a lawsuit says.

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Not sure why they did not just identify the killer - his name is Bryan Clay.

Here is his thread

Post in thread '9yo Tells Teacher Mom & Sister Are Dead At Home'

Nov 5, 2017

Holy moley what an utter rollercoaster.

Bryan Clay needs to fry.
The level of brutality coupled with the sheer number of crimes he has committed is mind boggling.
Clearly he would and has reoffended while showing no capacity to control himself and be part of society in a positive way.
Images of him are sickening with his sneer and clear lack of remorse.

I would love to know how the boys, the dad and Clays ex gf & baby are doing.
This case is just fascinating to me.

5 years for this to drag out though is just wrong.
There seems to be more than sufficient evidence not just to convict,
but...

• Sejanus

BRYAN DEVONTE CLAY

 

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[cubby]

Why would you even put these two people in a cell together, Clay didn't need to be with anybody else except another violent, abusive murderer. That was like throwing a lamb into the wolves den and expecting them to become best buddies.

 

[BuffettGirl]

I don't always hope the families win in these cases, but I sure as hell do this time...