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A California prison inmate is accused of killing his cellmate, who was convicted of multiple charges, including child trafficking.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced Monday that it is investigating a homicide that occurred Saturday at Kern Valley State Prison.

According to the CDCR, Gregory Clark, 58, was observed by officers in his cell with blood on his clothing at approximately 3:19 p.m. Saturday. His cellmate, 41-year-old Darius Swain, became unresponsive in the cell, prompting a cry for help.

Clark was transported without incident and medical personnel who called 911 began life-saving measures on Swain.

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An inmate at California's Kern Valley State Prison is accused of killing his cellmate who was serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole on multiple charges, including child trafficking. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Swain was pronounced dead by paramedics in the prison's treatment and triage area at 3:48 p.m.

He entered prison in March 2019 from Alameda County where he was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for trafficking a minor by force, pimping, solicitation, second-degree robbery and felon in possession of a firearm.

Darius Swain's mugshot

Darius Swain, 41, was pronounced dead Saturday at Kern Valley State Prison in California. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

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Clark was placed in mandatory housing pending an investigation by the prison's Investigative Services Unit.

He entered prison in March 2011 from Los Angeles County where he was sentenced to 22 years in prison for domestic violence, aggravated use of a deadly weapon, prior prison sentence and prior felony conviction.

On January 25, 2021, he was sentenced in Kern County to two additional years in prison for assault by a prisoner with a deadly weapon.

Mugshot of Gregory Clark

Gregory Clark, 58, is accused of killing his cellmate Darius Swain. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

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The Kern County Coroner will determine Swain's cause of death. Details of the incident between the two men were not known.

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