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Inmate Death
Inmate Death 
| Nature of Incident: | Inmate Death | ||||
| Report Number: | 20-158657 | ||||
| Location: | Pre-Trial Detention Facility; 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura, Ca. | ||||
| Date & Time: | 11/15/2020 @ 1:50 PM | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau PTDF Classification Unit PTDF Legal Unit |
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| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
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| (D) Hultman, Scott | Santa Paula | ||||
| Narrative: | |||||
| On 11/15/2020, at approximately 1:50 PM, deputies at the Sheriff’s Pre-Trial Detention Facility discovered Scott Hultman alone and unresponsive in his cell. Deputies immediately rendered aid and summoned medical staff. Ventura City Fire and American Medical Response personnel responded to provide more advanced care and transported Mr. Hultman by ambulance to a local hospital. On 11/19/2020, medical staff determined that Mr. Hultman had no brain activity nor any chance of survival. Since Mr. Hultman was an organ donor, he remained on life support until organ donation arrangements could be made on 11/23/2020. The cause of death is under investigation by the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau, pending autopsy results from the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office. As a matter of policy, the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau investigates all inmate deaths. |
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| Prepared by: | Sergeant Steve Michalec | ||||
| News Release Date: | 11/24/2020 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Sergeant Marta Bugarin (805) 947-8052 [email protected] |
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| Approved by: |
Captain Jeff Miller | ||||
Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511