Brandon Anthony Josep Watson
Brandon Anthony Josep Watson, 37, of San Francisco, was held at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, Alameda County, after being booked there in late May 2026. According to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, deputies found him unresponsive in his bunk on May 28 after he did not come to breakfast, and he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on May 31. Sources differ on details: some say he was transferred from Monterey County Jail and found in a dormitory housing unit, while others describe a cell. The sheriff's office says the cause of death is undetermined and awaits an autopsy and toxicology testing, and the death is being investigated as an in-custody death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Alameda County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (6)
- Inmate dead days after being found unresponsive at Santa Rita Jail
- Santa Rita jail death: Man didn't show up for breakfast
- Santa Rita Jail Inmate Dies After Medical Emergency, Sheriff's Office Says
- Authorities Probe Death of SF Man Found Unresponsive Day After Transfer to Santa Rita Jail
- Brandon Watson Died In Custody At Santa Rita Jail
- Murder suspect dies in Santa Rita Jail restroom