SOLEDAD — A jury convicted Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) inmate Oussama Sahibi on Oct. 17 for attempted murder of a peace officer for stabbing a lieutenant at SVSP in Soledad.
On April 11, 2023, around 8:30 p.m., Sahibi went to a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation lieutenant’s office and asked him to reconsider a ruling earlier that morning punishing him for using a controlled substance in violation of prison rules. The lieutenant explained the formal process to appeal the ruling and told Sahibi to leave.
When Sahibi turned his back, the lieutenant noticed he had one of his hands in his waistband. Believing Sahibi was reaching for a weapon, he pushed Sahibi from behind to create distance.
Less than a second later, Sahibi turned on him with a nine-inch inmate manufactured dagger in his hand and stabbed the lieutenant in the ear, back, shoulder and side. Moments later, other officers responded and restrained Sahibi.
Sahibi was convicted of first-degree attempted murder of a peace officer, assault by a life prisoner, assault with a deadly weapon and custodial possession of a weapon. Furthermore, the court found Sahibi had multiple prior strike convictions, including murder, attempted murder, assault with a firearm and assault on a peace officer.
Sahibi will be sentenced on Nov. 15 and faces up to life in state prison.
