The Vanguard has learned that a pre-dawn 911 call from R.J. Donovan Prison led to an ambulance transporting a high-profile prisoner to Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (San Diego). Last Friday (January 17), Anand Jon Alexander was admitted into an emergency room for undisclosed treatment following another episode of the side effects of being stabbed and beaten by a white supremacist seven months ago.

This latest incident comes days after a complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. In his complaint, Mr. Alexander claims that he was “waiting by the telephones to call his mother for her 70th birthday” on May 18, 2019, when he was attacked by a Level IV inmate.

His attorneys are calling this “a grievous assault perpetrated by another inmate” and believe this “was likely a racially motivated hate crime.” Writes his attorney: “This attack on Mr. Alexander was nothing less than an attempted murder…” This attack was followed by a death threat on May 25 from another inmate.

The suit adds, “The attack caused grave bodily injuries, including multiple stab wounds to his face and right eye (requiring over a dozen stitches at the upper orbital), five facial fractures, a lower orbital floor blowout, sinus and nasal fractures, a deviated septum, a 50% abrasion of the right cornea, long term impairment of his vision and respiration, serious nerve damage, PTSD, psychological collateral damage, ongoing therapy, work, and education restriction.” At least two serious surgeries have been recommended by treating physicians and “they presently cannot rule out permanent damage.” Read More