Christopher Applegarth
Christopher Applegarth, 44, died on February 7, 2016, while held at the Napa County Jail in Napa. He was found unresponsive in his cell that morning, and officers performed CPR and called for medical help, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Capt. Steven Blower of the Napa County Sheriff's Office said an autopsy found that Applegarth died of methamphetamine toxicity after a bag of the drug leaked inside his digestive tract.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Napa County Sheriff's Office says an autopsy found he died of methamphetamine toxicity after a bag of the drug leaked in his digestive tract.
Reported by: Napa County Sheriff's Office (Capt. Steven Blower) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.