Gina Centeno
Gina Centeno, 53, died on January 7, 2024, at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento. She had been held at the Sonoma County jail while awaiting trial and was taken to a local hospital on December 29 before being transferred to Sacramento shortly after. Her attorney said she died a few days after the transfer from the jail. The Sheriff's Office said she died of natural causes from complications of leukemia.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The Sheriff's Office says she died of natural causes from complications of leukemia, while her attorney says she died days after being transferred from the jail and calls for an independent review of her care.
Reported by: Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); her attorney.