Correctional Officer Richard Ochoa
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
California
End of Watch: Monday, April 26, 1976

Biographical Info
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 4 years, 8 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Monday, April 26, 1976
Weapon Used: Blunt object
Suspect Info: In custody

Correctional Officer Ochoa was bludgeoned to death while working at San Quentin.

Officer Ochoa was found unconscious with head injuries by another guard who sounded a whistle. He was rushed to the prison hospital but died a short time later. Three inmates were suspected of attacking him with a weightlifting bar.

Officer Ochoa had been at San Quentin since August, 1971. He was survived by his wife and three children.