Cesar Alonso Ortega
Cesar Alonso Ortega, 37, of Nogales, died while held at the Santa Cruz County Jail in Arizona on March 19, 2025. He was found unresponsive in a housing unit early that morning and was pronounced dead at 7:12 a.m. The Pima County Medical Examiner's Office, according to its autopsy report as reported by 13 News, ruled the death an accident, attributing it to fentanyl toxicity along with coronary artery atherosclerosis. The Nogales Police Department is investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Pima County Medical Examiner's autopsy attributes the death to fentanyl toxicity along with coronary artery atherosclerosis and ruled the manner an accident.
Reported by: Pima County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).