East County News Service

January 30, 2024 (San Diego) – Alvin McDonal Ruis, 36, has been charged with murdering his cellmate at the San Diego Central Jail. Brandon Andrew Yates, 24 was found unresponsive on January 16 in his cell. Despite lifesaving efforts including CPR and Naloxone, he was pronounced dead a short time later by a hospital doctor. He had been arrested one day earlier for alleged burglary.