California Department of the Youth Authority, California
End of Watch: Friday, August 9, 1996
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: August 9, 1996
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Not available
Youth Counselor Ineasie Baker was stabbed and strangled to death at the Herman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility.
She was murdered in a supply closet and her body was placed in a dumpster. Her body was later found in a landfill in nearby Pomona after the dumpster was emptied into a trash truck.
Youth Counselor Baker had served with the California Youth Authority for 11 years.