Plea hearing set for 3 Santa Clara Co. jail guards charged in death of inmate

Tuesday, October 13, 2015
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- A plea hearing is set for Tuesday for the three Santa Clara County Jail guards charged in the beating death of a mentally ill inmate.

Michael Tyree, 31, died after being found unresponsive in his jail cell in August. An autopsy showed he died from blunt force trauma and internal bleeding.
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Corrections deputies Matthew Farris, Rafael Rodriguez and Jereh Lubrin were arrested and charged with murdering Tyree.

They're due in court at 1:30 p.m.
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