Cellmate charged with murder in inmate’s death at Santa Rita Jail

The cellmate of Elias Angel Rivera, a 37-year-old Santa Rita Jail inmate who died after deputies found him unresponsive and injured last month in his cell, is now being charged with murder in the case.

Paula Faaui, a 22-year-old from Oakland, is being investigated by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office for his alleged involvement, according to a Friday news release.

Around midnight on March 17, deputies found Rivera unresponsive in his Dublin cell with...