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Tuesday January 28th, 2025 :: 08:21 a.m. PST

Advisory

Detectives Investigate In-Custody Death of Incarcerated Man at the West Valley Detention Center


DATE/TIME:  January 22, 2024 / 5:50 p.m.

INCIDENT:   In-Custody Death Investigation

LOCATION: West Valley Detention Center, 9500 Etiwanda Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga

DECEDENT:  77-year-old Adult Male (Next of Kin Notification Pending)

SUMMARY: 
On January 22, 2024, at about 5:50 p.m., deputies at the West Valley Detention Center were conducting hourly safety checks and discovered an unresponsive inmate inside a cell.  Deputies and jail medical staff provided emergency medical care until the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Department arrived and assumed the lifesaving efforts.  The inmate, however, was pronounced deceased.  

The Specialized Investigations Division responded and assumed the investigation.  During the investigation, detectives learned the decedent had been hospitalized in the weeks prior and was suffering from numerous serious medical conditions.  The decedent was transported to the Coroner’s Office where an autopsy will be conducted.  

The decedent was arrested in May 2024 by the Hesperia Sheriff’s Staton for attempted murder and remained in custody until his death. 
 
Anyone with information related to this case is asked to contact the Specialized Investigations Division at 909-890-4904. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should contact We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go to wetip.com.


Refer:  Detective T. Loup or Sergeant J. Giles

Station:  Specialized Investigations Division

Phone No. 909-890-4904

Case No.  DR# 342500260 / H# 2025-006



SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

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