Died in jail or a lockup
Ernesto Acosta
Ernesto Acosta, a 50-year-old man from Earlimart, told deputies at the Tulare County South County Detention Facility in July 2021 that he was not feeling well. Medical staff had him taken to Sierra View Hospital in Porterville, where he died. The Tulare County Sheriff's Office said the death appears natural and non-suspicious, and that the exact cause awaits autopsy and toxicology results.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Tulare County Sheriff's Office says the death appears natural and non-suspicious, with the exact cause awaiting autopsy and toxicology results.
Reported by: Tulare County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.