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Jail Tablet Dispute Escalated Into Attack On Black Inmate

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Published on November 05, 2026
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A dispute over who was next in line to use a jail tablet escalated into a six-on-one attack on a Black inmate at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center in Stanislaus County, California, according to Yahoo News.

A ranking gang member directed the assault.

Peckerwood Activity Inside the Jail

Separately, the district attorney's office and the sheriff's office spent a little more than five years developing intelligence about Peckerwood activity inside the jail, according to the Modesto Bee.

A Jail Attack Over Tablet Use

The Modesto Bee reported that four inmates — Joshua Clint Keys, Matthew Jess Garza Limper, Benjamin Christopher Sorensen and Leslie Aaron Parson Jr. — pleaded to all charges, gang enhancements and allegations stemming from the assault.

The same account identified Joshua Clint Keys as the alleged leader in the attack and said he was sentenced to six years in state prison.