Brian Andrew Holmes
Brian Andrew Holmes, 34, died on October 8, 2026 at the George Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa, San Diego County, where he had been held since May. The San Diego County Sheriff's Office said a deputy found him hanging in his solo-occupancy cell and that he was pronounced dead at the scene around 4:05 p.m. The sheriff's office says the death appears to be a suicide, while the Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause and manner of death. The sheriff's homicide unit is investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The San Diego County Sheriff's Office says Brian Andrew Holmes died by apparent suicide by hanging in his cell, and the Medical Examiner's Office has not yet determined the cause and manner of death.
Reported by: San Diego County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
Sources (3)
- San Diego County Sheriff Reports In-Custody Death of a 34-Year-Old Inmate by Possible Self Inflicted Hanging
- Inmate dies in apparent suicide in Otay Mesa jail cell, sheriff’s officials say - San Diego Union-Tribune
- Man who died in apparent suicide at Otay Mesa jail identified - San Diego Union-Tribune