Mark Randall Fawcett, an inmate at the California Men’s Colony, was convicted by a jury on Thursday of making felony criminal threats against a correctional officer, San Luis Obispo County announced.
The 40-year-old inmate made the threats on November 25, 2025, while the officer performed his duties inside the state prison. Fawcett looked at the staff member and delivered a specific warning about violence at his personal residence, according to trial evidence.
“I’m going to get a gun, come to your house, [Officer], shoot you in the gut, and bleed you like a pig,” Fawcett said, as detailed in court records.
The correctional officer testified during the six-day jury trial that Fawcett shifted rapidly from calm to enraged after issuing the threat. The staff member said that the remark escalated the situation because it targeted his home and family outside the facility.
Following the incident, the officer reviewed prison records and discovered Fawcett was scheduled for parole release by the end of 2026, possessed family ties in San Luis Obispo County, and held a past record for stalking and threatening public officials.
Jurors in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court reviewed a criminal history that includes a 2014 felony stalking and vandalism conviction, a 2018 conviction for criminal threats in Merced County alongside threatening a public official, and a 2021 felony stalking conviction. Because the 2018 Merced County case qualifies as a strike under California’s Three Strikes law, prosecutors can double Fawcett’s upcoming sentence.
“Our correctional officers do some of the hardest and most dangerous work in public service, and they deserve to go home to their families safe at the end of every shift,” said District Attorney Dan Dow. “This defendant threatened to come to an officer’s home with a gun. No officer, and no officer’s family, should have to live in fear.”
The sentencing hearing is set to take place before Judge Michael S. Frye on December 10, 2026, beginning at 8:30 a.m. within Department 6 of the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court.
Up to 11 years in prison could be handed down to Fawcett, encompassing a three-year upper term for criminal threats that becomes six years under the Three Strikes law, along with an additional five-year enhancement stemming from his prior serious felony conviction. This sentence will run consecutively to the 12-year state prison term he is currently serving.
Deputy District Attorney Gregory J. Devitt prosecuted the case for the Felony Prosecution Unit, with victim support provided by Rebecca Stolper from the Christopher G. Money Victim Witness Assistance Center. The California Men’s Colony Investigative Services Unit handled the underlying investigation.
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When did the jury reach its verdict?
The jury returned its verdict on November 12, 2026, following a six-day trial in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court. -
What specific prison sentence does Fawcett currently serve?
Factual records show Fawcett is serving a 12-year state prison sentence for past offenses including stalking and vandalism. -
Who is presiding over the upcoming sentencing hearing?
The Honorable Michael S. Frye will preside over the sentencing scheduled for December 10, 2026.