Overview
- A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy found him unresponsive with a sheet around his neck during an 8 p.m. Saturday check, and he was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
- Authorities say no foul play is suspected, with the official cause and manner of death pending further review.
- Castro had been detained since his June 30 arrest in Deerfield Beach on multiple counts tied to an alleged attack on his wife, including kidnapping with bodily harm and domestic assault.
- Court records show he pleaded not guilty, had bail set at $120,000, and remained jailed under an immigration hold.
- TUF Brazil teammate Rony "Jason" Mariano Bezerra announced the death on social media, while the alleged victim’s lawyer urged restraint from speculation and respect for the family.