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Yakima County Prosecutor Joe Brusic will talk about the case during an appearance on The Morning News at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday on KIT.

Brusic says a true test of the new system will happen next month when 3 defendants will go on trial for the December 2019 fatal beating of a fellow inmate in the Yakima County jail.

Yakima Police officers took her into protective custody and transported her to Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital where she suffered a serious medical event.

I sincerely hope that we can arrive at a mutual understanding before actions lead to possible further consequences."

. A judge is expected to rule in the case within the next 2 weeks.

Brusic is trying to help prevent an outbreak of the disease at the jail or in the juvenile jail. He says he's working with staff at the Department of Corrections to keep non-violent offenders out of custody.

He says trying to remove the mayor through such a process would be long and expensive legal process. Brusic released the following information on Thursday.

Both men were sentenced in Yakima County Superior Court on Tuesday to 240 months in prison.

A jury found Gutierrez guilty in Yakima County Superior Court on Tuesday.

It's unknown if Orozco will be charged in the future but Brusic says the investigation is not over.