Conrad Murray Under Close Watch at Jail, Sheriffs Say
A law enforcement source who spoke on condition of anonymity told the Los Angeles Times that Murray was placed on suicide watch not long after he was taken into custody. But ATVN confirmed with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office that this was just a rumor.
Murray is being housed in a medical section of the Twin Towers Correctional Facility and is being kept away from the general population for his own safety, according to the Sheriff's department.
He spent his first night in jail Monday after a jury convicted him of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson. Judge Michael E. Pastor directed that he be placed behind bars while awaiting his Nov. 29 sentencing.
"This was a crime in which the end result was the death of a human being," Judge Pastor said Monday. "Public safety demands that he be remanded."
Murray faces a maximum sentence of four years in prison and loss of his medical license. But he could walk free in a matter of months even if Judge Pastor gives him the maximum sentence.
According to a new California state law aimed at decreasing prison over-crowding, judges can send non-violent felons to L.A. County jails rather than state prisons. If this is the case, Murray may be eligible to serve some of his time monitored under house arrest.
Members of the Jackson family took to Twitter to react to the verdict. Janet Jackson tweeted, "Justice was good today." La Toya Jackson, after the verdict had been read, simply tweeted, "VICTORY!!!!!!"
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