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Louis Jewett

Case from Santa Fe, NM dated Feb 26, 1981

Victim Details

Louis Jewett,

Male

White / Caucasian

Santa Fe

NM

1981-02-26

38

Louis

Jewett

07/10/2026

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On February 26, 1981, Correctional Officer Louis F. Jewett, aged 38, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, succumbed to injuries he sustained during a violent altercation at the New Mexico State Penitentiary. The incident occurred on the catwalk of cellblock three, where Officer Jewett intervened in a fight among three inmates: Jesse Trujillo, Ricky Garcia, and Bobby 'Barbershop' Garcia.

The altercation began when Officer Jewett heard the commotion and entered the catwalk to find Jesse Trujillo and ...
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