Overview

• Brenten G. Kinzenbaw, 27, died after a 7:40 a.m. assault on the Facility B yard at California State Prison, Solano, and was pronounced dead at 8:15 a.m.
• Staff used chemical agents to stop the attack, an improvised weapon was recovered at the scene, and no additional injuries were reported.
• The suspects were identified as Christian M. Dumas, 24, and Stephen J. Archer II, 38, who were moved to restricted housing pending the investigation.
• CDCR’s Investigative Services Unit and the Solano County District Attorney’s Office are conducting the inquiry, the state inspector general was notified, and the coroner will determine the official cause of death.
• Kinzenbaw was serving five years four months from San Diego County, Dumas is serving eight years eight months plus a concurrent four-year term from Kern County, and Archer is serving life with the possibility of parole from Sonoma County.