Second teen charged in murder of Lincoln Hills caretaker Corey Proulx

Lina Portman1 week ago

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Rian Nyblom, 17, is charged with being an accessory to the murder. Nyblom provided a conditioner that was used to attack a female guard.

MERRILL — Prosecutors filed charges Thursday against a second teenager in the shooting death of a corrections officer at Lincoln Hills Elementary School and an attack on a second Wisconsin youth prison employee.

Rian Nyblom, 17, faces charges of aiding and abetting murder with special circumstances and two counts of battery by a prisoner. At Nyblom's initial appearance Thursday, Lincoln County Judge Galen Bayne-Allison set Nyblom a $20,000 cash bond and ordered him to have no contact with the victims, their family members, the Lincoln Hills school and Lincoln Hills staff.

On Wednesday, Javarius Hurd, 16, was charged as an adult with second-degree reckless homicide, felony murder and two counts of battery by prisoners in the death of Corey Proulx, a prison guard 49 years at Lincoln Hills School for Boys.

Nyblom is being held at the Lincoln County Jail, according to a news release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.

According to the criminal complaint, on the evening of June 24, Hurd threw a cup of what he thought was soap in the face of a 25-year-old female caretaker who was standing inside the Krueger Living facility in the lower living room and courtyard. . Hurd then attacked the guard and punched her several times in the upper body and face, according to the complaint.

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Hurd ran into the yard where other youths were and Proulx followed to stop him. When Proulx approached Hurd, Hurd punched him several times, according to the complaint. Proulx fell to the ground and hit his head on the sidewalk. Hurd then climbed onto a basketball hoop and sat on it to monitor the yard.

A helicopter transported Proulx to hospital where he died the next day, according to the complaint.

Hurd told investigators he planned to attack the woman and asked Nyblom to get him a cup of soap, according to the complaint.

Nyblom told investigators that Hurd was upset after receiving the outcome of a complaint he filed against the sitter, according to the criminal complaint.

Nyblom said that around 7:30 p.m. on June 24, he was getting his medication when he asked for a cup of soap. Lincoln Hills staff keeps shower products in a stall and distributes them to youth as needed. Nyblom was given a cup of soap and a cup of conditioner by staff. The victim questioned Nyblom about taking a shower earlier in the day, but Nyblom told her he was playing basketball and was going to shower again, according to the complaint.

Nyblom washed his hair with the soap, but he did not use the conditioner he received from staff. Around 7:40 p.m., Nyblom sat next to Hurd in the downstairs common room and placed the container containing the conditioner on a chair, according to the complaint. Hurd grabbed the container, hid it in another container he already had and he and Nyblom both went outside to play basketball.

Nyblom said he knew why Hurd wanted the conditioner. They had hatched a plan to attack the first victim earlier in the day but abandoned the first plan, according to the complaint. They then came up with the idea to use the conditioner to “splatter” the conditioner on the guard and then start swinging without warning.

At approximately 7:45 p.m., the victim was standing inside and asked Nyblom and Hurd to come in. Hurd went in first and Nyblom heard him swinging because he could hear staff keys and other youths yelling, according to the complaint. Nyblom said Hurd ran out and ran toward the other end of the field.

Nyblom said Hurd tried to get on the basketball hoop, but he was able to get past him and let go. When Hurd let go, he started hitting Proulx and continued hitting until Proulx fell.

Nyblom said he saw Proulx hit his head on the concrete and then lay there. He also saw that the guard had a bloody nose.

An ambulance transported the woman to Aspirus Merrill Hospital where she was treated and released.

Hurd has a planning conference call on July 3 and Nyblom has one 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.

Rian Nyblom, 17, is charged with being an accessory to the murder. Nyblom provided a conditioner that was used to attack a female guard.

Lina Portman

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