The San Diego County District Attorney's Office will prosecute Patrick James Ferncase, 30, for the alleged slaying of 56-year-old Derek Baker, who died on March 29, 2022, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
Earlier that month, Baker was sent to San Diego Central Jail following a misdemeanor conviction for violating a restraining order, and he was assigned to a two-person cell shared by Ferncase, sheriff's Lt. Anthony O'Boyle said. Eight days later, Ferncase allegedly attacked Baker, leaving him gravely injured. Baker died after spending several weeks hospitalized in critical condition.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.Ferncase, who had been arrested in December 2021 on suspicion of severely assaulting a 68-year-old man at a Carlsbad shopping center, eventually was convicted of attempted murder in that case and sentenced to a 28-year sentence for attempted murder.
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