Los Angeles, Ca
Condemned California prisoner, 42, stabbed to death with inmate-made weapons
An investigation is underway after a 42-year-old inmate in Southern California condemned to life without parole was fatally stabbed over the weekend, prison officials announced.
Investigators at the California Department of Corrections’ Ironwood State Prison in Blythe, eastern Riverside County, said that on June 22 around 7 p.m., three inmates attacked Luis Padilla, leaving him with multiple stab wounds.
“Staff immediately sounded the alarm,” a CDCR news release states. “The three assailants fled the area but were quickly located and detained without incident.”
Life-saving measures were performed on the 42-year-old, and he was transferred by medical staff to Ironwood State Prison’s triage and treatment area.
Padilla, who was transferred to the facility from Los Angeles County in 2001, was pronounced dead at 7:38 p.m., prison officials said.
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Jonathan Orduno, 23. (CDCR) -
Samuel Ricardez, 28. (CDCR) -
Luis Padilla, 42. (CDCR)
At the scene of the attack, investigators found two inmate-manufactured weapons.
The three suspects in the fatal attack, 28-year-old Samual Ricardez, 23-year-old Jonathan Orduno and 26-year-old Juan Madrigal, all transfers from San Diego County serving life without parole, were moved to restrictive housing while Investigative Services Unit and the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office investigate.
Ironwood State Prison, which opened in 1994, houses more than 3,100 minimum, medium and maximum-security inmates.
A man suspected of repeatedly shooting at other vehicles while driving on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles County was arrested on May 29, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP pulled over the suspected shooter, Martin Moreno-Pacheco, in South Los Angeles at about 3:40 a.m. Friday. Prior to his arrest, CHP officers suspected that Moreno-Pacheco was connected to multiple freeway shootings in recent days.
On May 26, a driver reported a car-to-car shooting, which they said happened on the 405 Freeway near Wilmington Avenue on May 23. The victim told investigators that the person responsible for the shooting was driving a black pickup truck.
“The victim reported an unprovoked shooting occurred, resulting in damage to the victim’s vehicle,” CHP said.
On May 28, at about 5:30 a.m., another car-to-car shooting was reported on the 405 Freeway south of Vermont Avenue. The victim told investigators that their car was damaged in a shooting committed by someone in a black pickup.
“Based on the investigation conducted, both incidents, as well as a third incident, which occurred on May 22, 2026, were determined to be committed by the same individual,” CHP said.
Moreno-Pacheco was found and arrested a week later. Upon searching Moreno-Pacheco’s truck, CHP officers found a loaded BB gun inside the truck’s passenger compartment.
No one was injured in the shootings, CHP said. CHP is asking any additional witnesses or victims of the alleged crimes to contact Officer C. Ortega at the CHP South Los Angeles Area office at (424) 551-4000.
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