Antonio Manuel Moreno Jr.
Antonio Manuel Moreno Jr., 28, died on January 15, 2025 while held in the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office at the 4th Avenue Jail in Phoenix, according to the sheriff's office. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's report, as described by the Phoenix New Times, found that he most likely had compromised kidneys documented in his correctional medical files. The report says he became dehydrated while vomiting and in withdrawal from fentanyl and alprazolam, and that he died of acute kidney failure.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner ruled the death was acute kidney failure, attributing it to compromised kidneys and dehydration from vomiting during withdrawal.
Reported by: Maricopa County Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner).