Jan 19, 2023

30-year-old convicted of murder found dead in Kan. prison cell

Posted Jan 19, 2023 1:00 AM
Caballeros-Yescas had convictions for murder, aggravated burglary and aggravated assault, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.
Caballeros-Yescas had convictions for murder, aggravated burglary and aggravated assault, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.

HUTCHINSON, KAN. – Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) inmate Juan Caballeros-Yescas died Wednesday. He was found unresponsive in his cell, according to a statement from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical services arrived. Caballeros-Yescas was pronounced deceased by medical staff. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy. A preliminary assessment indicates the death was not related to COVID-19.

Caballeros-Yescas, 30, was serving a 270-month sentence, based on convictions in Sedgwick County of First-Degree Murder, Aggravated Robbery, and three counts of Aggravated Assault with a deadly weapon.

Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of the KDOC, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The investigation is currently ongoing.

Caballeros-Yescas, 30, was serving a 270-month sentence, based on convictions in Sedgwick County, Kansas of First-Degree Murder, Aggravated Robbery, and three counts of Aggravated Assault with a deadly weapon.