The Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office say it is investigating an attempted suicide after a Fairfield man traveled to Danville to meet a cop posing as a 13-year-old.
According to the Sheriffs Office:
On February 27, 2024, at 1033 hours, the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force was conducting an enforcement operation.
The ICAC task force in Contra Costa County includes investigators from the Walnut Creek, Brentwood, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Concord Police Departments, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, United States Secret Service, Homeland Security Investigations, and Inspectors from the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.
Investigators went to a residence in Danville to arrest a suspect who solicited a detective posing as a 13-year-old boy for sex.
The suspect, a 50-year-old Hispanic male out of Fairfield, CA., was arrested for arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes (PC 288.4(b)), contacting a minor to commit a felony (PC 288.3(a)), at- tempted lewd acts on a child (PC 664/288(a)), attempted sending harmful material to seduce a minor (PC 664/288.2(a)(1), and resisting arrest (PC 148).
While being transported to the Martinez Detention Facility, the suspect attempted suicide by hanging himself. Medical aid was rendered and the suspect was transported to a local hospital. The investigation is ongoing.
Information provided by the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office
UPDATE – Officer Involved Protocol Invoked
The arrestee who attempted suicide while being transported to the Martinez Detention Facility was pronounced deceased while at the hospital. He is identified as 50-year-old Jaime Rodriguez of Fairfield.
Per the county Law Enforcement Involved Fatal Incident Protocol, this will be investigated by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office and the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office.
On February 27, 2024, at 10:33 AM, the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force was conducting an enforcement operation. The ICAC task force in Contra Costa County includes investigators from the Walnut Creek, Brentwood, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Concord Police Departments, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, United States Secret Service, Homeland Security Investigations, and Inspectors from the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.
Investigators went to a residence in Danville to arrest Rodriguez who solicited a detective posing as a 13-year-old boy for sex. Rodriguez was arrested for arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes, contacting a minor to commit a felony, attempted lewd acts on a child, attempted sending harmful material to seduce a minor, and resisting arrest.
While being transported to the Martinez Detention Facility, Rodriguez attempted suicide by hanging himself. Medical aid was rendered, and the suspect was transported to a local hospital. The investigation is ongoing.
