| Nature of Incident: |
Inmate Death |
| Report Number: |
22-87655 |
| Location: |
Pre-Trial Detention Facility / 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, Ca. |
| Date & Time: |
07/03/2022 @ 6:54 P.M. |
| Unit(s) Responsible: |
Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau
Pre-Trial Detention Facility Classification Unit
Sheriff’s Legal Unit
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| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence
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| (D) Johnston, Joshua Louis |
Ventura |
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| Narrative: |
On 07/03/2022, at approximately 6:54 PM, deputies at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility contacted Mr. Joshua Johnston, who appeared to be suffering from a medical emergency inside his cell. Deputies immediately rendered aid and summoned medical staff. Ventura Fire Department personnel and American Medical Response (AMR) paramedics responded to the scene to provide advanced life-saving efforts. Life-saving efforts proved unsuccessful, and Mr. Johnston was pronounced deceased at the jail.
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 Jason Cantrall |
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| News Release Date: |
07/05/2022 |
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| Media Follow-Up Contact: |
Captain Cameron Henderson
(805) 654-2417
[email protected]
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Approved by:
Booking Photo Release: |
Captain Victor Medina
YES NO |
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