Convicted killer suspected in death of cellmate at Sacramento County Main Jail
SACRAMENTO – An inmate at the Sacramento County Jail has died after his cellmate reported the two were involved in a fight Wednesday night, authorities said.
Just before 7 p.m., an inmate pressed his button to report that he was in a fight with his cellmate, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said they detained that inmate and located the other inmate unresponsive in his cell, where he was pronounced dead. The detained inmate has been identified by the sheriff's office as 32-year-old Sergey Gutsu, who had been in custody since June 2024 after a murder conviction out of Los Angeles County.
Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators responded to the scene.
The identity of the inmate who died has not been released.
Gutsu will be facing homicide charges, the sheriff's office says, and is scheduled for a court appearance on March 17.
The jail has been placed on lockdown.
