Second teenager charged in death of Lincoln Hills guard Corey Proulx
17-year-old Rian Nyblom is accused of being an accessory to murder. Nyblom supplied a douche that was used to attack a prison guard.
MERRILL – Prosecutors filed charges Thursday against a second teenager in the death of a correctional officer at Lincoln Hills School and an attack on a second Wisconsin youth prison employee.
Rian Nyblom, 17, is charged with being an accessory to the crimes of premeditated murder under special circumstances and assault by a prisoner. At Nyblom’s initial appearance Thursday, Lincoln County Judge Galen Bayne-Allison set bail for Nyblom at $20,000 and ordered him to have no contact with the victims, their family members, Lincoln Hills School and Lincoln Hills staff.
On Wednesday, 16-year-old Javarius Hurd was charged as an adult with second-degree manslaughter, premeditated murder and two counts of assault by prisoners in connection with the death of Corey Proulx, a 49-year-old guard at Lincoln Hills School for Boys.
According to a press release from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Nyblom is being held in the Lincoln County Jail.
According to the indictment, on the evening of June 24, Hurd threw a cup containing what he believed to be soap in the face of a 25-year-old guard who was in the lower lounge and courtyard area of the Krueger Living facility. Hurd then attacked the guard, repeatedly striking her in the torso and face, according to the indictment.
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Hurd ran into the yard where other juveniles were, and Proulx followed to stop him. As Proulx approached Hurd, Hurd punched him several times, according to the indictment. Proulx fell to the ground and hit his head on the pavement. Hurd then climbed onto a basketball hoop and sat on the hoop, keeping an eye on the yard.
A helicopter took Proulx to a hospital, where he died the next day, according to the prosecution.
Hurd told investigators he intended to attack the woman and asked Nyblom to bring him a cup of soap, the indictment says.
Nyblom told investigators that Hurd was upset after receiving the outcome of a complaint he had filed against the guard, the criminal complaint states.
Nyblom said he was getting his medication around 7:30 p.m. on June 24 when he asked for a cup of soap. Lincoln Hills staff keeps shower products in a stall and gives them to the teens as needed. Nyblom was given a cup of soap and a cup of conditioner by staff. The female victim asked Nyblom if he had showered earlier in the day, but Nyblom told her he had been playing basketball and wanted to shower again, according to the complaint.
Nyblom washed his hair with the soap but did not use the conditioner he had been given by staff. At about 7:40 p.m., Nyblom sat next to Hurd in the downstairs lounge and placed the cup of conditioner on a chair, the complaint states. Hurd grabbed the cup, hid it in another cup he already had, and he and Nyblom both went outside and played basketball.
Nyblom said he knew why Hurd wanted the dish soap. They had devised a plan to attack the first victim earlier in the day, but abandoned the first plan, the indictment says. Then they came up with the idea of using the dish soap to “squirt” it on the security guard and then strike without warning.
At about 7:45 p.m., the victim stood in the doorway and told Nyblom and Hurd to come in. Hurd went in first and Nyblom heard him swinging because he could hear the staff keys and other juveniles yelling, according to the complaint. Nyblom said Hurd ran out and ran to the other end of the courtroom.
Nyblom said Hurd tried to pull himself onto the basketball hoop but got past it and then let go. When Hurd let go, he began to swing at Proulx and continued to swing until Proulx fell.
Nyblom said he saw Proulx hit his head on the concrete and then just lay there. He also saw that the security guard had a bloody nose.
An ambulance took the woman to Aspirus Merrill Hospital, where she was treated and later released.
Hurd has a scheduling conference call on July 3 and Nyblom on July 11.
Contact Karen Madden at 715-345-2245 or [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @KMadden715, Instagram @kmadden715 or Facebook at www.facebook.com/karen.madden.33.
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