DATE: July 24, 2025
INCIDENT: In-Custody Death Investigation
LOCATION: West Valley Detention Center, 9500 Etiwanda Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga
DECEDENT: Casey Duren, a 40-year-old resident of Muskogee, OK
SUMMARY:
On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, Casey Duren, an inmate from the West Valley Detention Center, was transported to the Victorville Courthouse for a scheduled arraignment. Duren participated in the hearing and was escorted to a holding cell where he was the only person in the cell. At about 10:46 a.m., during a safety check, a deputy found Duren unresponsive. Duren attempted to take his life and was transported to a hospital.
On Thursday, July 24, 2025, Duren was pronounced deceased at the hospital and the Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division assumed the investigation.
Duren was arrested on July 3, 2025, by the California Highway Patrol, in Barstow, for felony evading and possession of a stolen vehicle. He was booked in at the High Desert Detention Center and later transferred to the West Valley Detention Center.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Specialized Investigation 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 J. Angelini or Sergeant B. Sprague
Station: Specialized Investigations Division
Phone No. 909-890-4904
Case No. DR# 802500041 H# 2025-062
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
