Abel Anthony Chacon
Abel Anthony Chacon died on August 25, 2022, while held at the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta, a Riverside County jail. His parents filed a federal lawsuit, through attorneys Gastélum and Contreras, alleging that required safety checks were not done and that staff did not find him in time or give him adequate emergency medical care. His father, Charles Chacon, asked why it took staff so long to reach his son. The sheriff's department said a man was found unresponsive in his cell and treated.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). The department reported a man was found unresponsive in his cell and treated, without giving a cause; his parents' federal lawsuit alleges staff did not do required safety checks and did not give him adequate emergency medical care.
Reported by: Riverside County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him); his parents' federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His parents sued in federal court, alleging that staff did not find him in time because required safety checks were not done and that he did not receive adequate emergency medical care; no settlement or award has been reported.