SAN JOSE – An investigation is underway into the in-custody demise of an inmate on the Santa Clara County Most important Jail in San Jose, authorities mentioned.
On Monday, the San Jose Police Division booked the 58-year-old man on a felony bench warrant for false imprisonment, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a information launch.
The person was present process a “routinely scheduled medical evaluation” at 11 p.m. Tuesday when he started to expertise a medical emergency, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
“Throughout the medical evaluation, the male inmate was alert and standing,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. “Abruptly, he started to expertise medical emergency and was assisted right down to his mattress.”
Medical employees instantly started life-saving measures and at 11:46 p.m. the person was taken to a close-by hospital, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. He was pronounced lifeless 50 minutes later. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Workplace will launch the person’s id as soon as it has been confirmed and his subsequent of kin is notified.
A preliminary investigation discovered no indicators of foul play and the person was housed alone earlier than the medical evaluation, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
The sheriff’s workplace mentioned it's following normal protocol for an in-custody demise by conducting a joint investigation with the county district lawyer and coroner’s places of work.
“Right now, no additional info can be launched pending affirmation that the subsequent of kin has been notified and there's extra info from the investigation,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
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