Press Release
Third Former Correctional Officer Charged in Cover-Up at CSP-Sacramento Arrested and Five Count Indictment Unsealed
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California
According to the Indictment, Villa was a correctional sergeant supervising other officers at California State Prison – Sacramento when correctional officer Arturo Pacheco unlawfully assaulted an inmate under color of law. Villa and other officers, including Pacheco and Ashley Aurich, assisted in covering up the details of the assault by submitting false reports. Villa also lied under oath to the federal grand jury investigating the incident.
This case was the product of an investigation by the
Arturo Pacheco and Ashley Aurich have pleaded guilty and have been sentenced to over 12½ years and 21 months in federal prison, respectively.
If convicted,
Updated December 27, 2022
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