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Contra Costa Sheriff Investigating In-Custody Death

by CC News
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The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff is investigating an in-custody death of a man arrested by the San Ramon Police Department

According to the sheriff:

The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the Contra Costa DA’s Office are currently investigating an in-custody death that occurred at the West County Detention Facility this afternoon.

The male inmate, who is not being identified at this time, was arrested on August 22, 2024, by the San Ramon Police Department for multiple felony theft charges and was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility.

Today, at approximately 1:56pm, deputies responded to an unresponsive inmate and immediately called for jail medical staff to respond to the housing unit.

Life-saving measures were attempted by deputies, medical staff, and paramedics. The inmate, who was housed alone, was later pronounced deceased at the scene. The death does not appear to be suspicious.

The county-wide law enforcement involved fatal incident protocol was invoked and the investigation is ongoing.

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Total Bookings Per Agency

Agency Jan – March 2024 April – June 2024 Jan – June 2024
Sheriff 583 671 1,254
Antioch PD 201 192 393
BART PD 161 111 272
Brentwood PD 244 258 502
CHP – Martinez 217 207 424
Clayton PD 10 12 22
Concord PD 322 328 650
Danville PD 45 28 73
EBRPD PD 18 17 35
El Cerrito 56 72 128
Hercules PD 74 64 138
Kensington PD 5 2 7
Lafayette PD 51 58 109
Martinez PD 88 81 169
Moraga PD 11 5 16
Oakley PD 65 82 147
Orinda PD 32 20 52
Pinole PD 62 69 131
Pittsburg PD 168 187 355
Pleasant Hill PD 90 89 179
Richmond PD 336 311 647
San Pablo PD 291 336 627
San Ramon PD 84 66 150
Walnut Creek PD 211 232 443

Average Daily Population

Jan to March 2024 April to June 2024
Custody Alternative 467 480
Marsh Creek Detention 40 44
Martinez Detention 400 408
West Couty Detention 445 454
*Other 105 107
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