Overview

• Deputies discovered the man unresponsive in a holding cell at about 11:55 p.m. Wednesday during routine duties.
• Facility medical staff initiated lifesaving efforts, San Diego Fire Department paramedics took over, and he was pronounced dead at a hospital at 1:15 a.m. Thursday.
• He had been in custody since Sept. 29 on a public intoxication arrest, and his identity is being withheld pending family notification.
• The Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Board has been notified, and a Sheriff's Family Liaison Officer is supporting the relatives.
• A 2022 state audit cited deficiencies tied to past in-custody deaths, and the Sheriff’s Office has pledged $500 million for jail upgrades that advocates question.