A California inmate bragged to a judge that he was performing a public service when he killed a cellmate awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing a child. Poole on Tuesday said in court for the first time that he strangled Michael Stauff, 62, in April 2014. He met his maker," Poole told Superior Court Judge Jonathan Conklin. Poole, 67, had previously denied killing Stauff, who was found strangled by ripped bed sheets in their shared cell. At the time of Stauff's killing, Poole was in jail on drug charges, court records showed.

Source: Fox News May 23, 2018 19:38 UTC