Brandon Pleffner
Brandon Pleffner, 44, died at the San Diego Central Jail on November 16, 2025, where he was held. The county medical examiner attributed his death to the toxic effects of fentanyl and methamphetamine, with an enlarged heart as a contributing factor. The sheriff's office called the death accidental and said there was no indication of substance use after he came into custody. The Sheriff's Homicide Unit investigated the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The medical examiner attributed the death to toxic effects of fentanyl and methamphetamine, with an enlarged heart as a contributing factor, and the sheriff's office called it accidental.
Reported by: San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); San Diego County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).