A Broward inmate is facing several charges after allegedly beating his cellmate to death at the county's Main Jail back in December.

According to an arrest report, 35-year-old Kevin Barnes was caught on surveillance video choking cellmate Janard Geffrard for two minutes before stomping on the victim inside their shared cell on December 16th. The attack lasted at least 20 minutes, the arrest report said.


According to the report, surveillance footage captured Barnes walking in their shared cell at 4:21 p.m. and was out of view to the left side where the toilet was located. Three minutes later, the video showed Barnes place Geffrard in a chokehold, the report said.

Barnes then paced around the cell for 10 minutes and at 4:36 p.m., began stomping his feet on Geffrard’s head and upper torso. More than 20 minutes into the attack, a deputy opened the cell door, and found Geffrard lying unresponsive against the wall, the report said.


After being read his rights, Barnes later admitted to investigators he choked Geffrard because “he did not agree with his lifestyle because he was gay,” and that he “smelled and never cleaned himself," the report said.

He also said he kicked Geffrard to check if he was alive and decided to stop attacking him to “spare his life," the arrest report said.
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