Overview
- The Broward Sheriff's Office said a deputy found Castro unresponsive in his Fort Lauderdale cell shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday with a sheet around his neck.
- Jail staff performed life-saving measures before he was transported to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
- Detectives reported no signs of foul play and the medical examiner has not yet issued the official cause and manner of death.
- BSO’s Homicide Unit and Internal Affairs are investigating the circumstances of the apparent suicide.
- Castro had pleaded not guilty to charges including kidnapping and domestic battery by strangulation and was held without bond since June 30, as MMA peers posted tributes and the alleged victim’s attorney urged privacy and cautioned against speculation.