Hayden Schuck
Hayden Schuck was 22, and his mother, Sabrina Schuck, described him as a suffering young man who needed an IV and detox, while his father, Tim Shuck, said the family is devastated. He died in March 2022, about six days after being booked into the San Diego County Central Jail. An autopsy found that he died of dehydration, and a Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board investigation found he did not receive critical medical care. His parents' federal lawsuit says he died of dehydration and untreated withdrawal that led to heart failure, and in September 2025 a judge ruled that a jury should decide whether the county is liable. The Sheriff's Department said it had not yet reviewed the board's recommendations, and the family's attorney disputes the board's finding that he obtained drugs in custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). An autopsy found he died of dehydration, and the Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board found he did not receive critical medical care; his family's federal lawsuit says deputies and nurses failed to provide care for dehydration and untreated withdrawal that led to heart failure, and the family's attorney disputes the board's finding that he obtained drugs in custody.
Reported by: autopsy; Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board (outside investigators); his parents' federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers); San Diego County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).
Lawsuit: His parents sued San Diego County in federal court over his death, and in September 2025 a federal judge ruled that a jury should decide whether the county is liable.
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- 31-Year-Old Man Found Dead at San Diego Central Jail
- Report reveals 22-year-old man who died in County jail custody was denied medical care
- Advocates urge watchdog to act to preserve jail-death video evidence, days after judge blasts county for erasing it - San Diego Union-Tribune
- San Diego County can't dodge trial over inmate's death