Augusto Pajuelo
Augusto Pajuelo, 70, died on March 9, 2019, after he was found severely injured on the floor of a cell he shared with another person at Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County, California. The Alameda County Sheriff's Department said his injuries were consistent with a felonious physical assault and that his cellmate, who was inside the cell at the time, was arrested. He was taken to Stanford Health Care Medical Center, where he died. The sheriff's department said the motive had not been determined.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alameda County Sheriff's Department says his injuries were consistent with a felonious physical assault by his cellmate, who was arrested.
Reported by: Alameda County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.