Herman Nash
Herman Charles Nash, 47, was a personal trainer and youth basketball coach who had five children; he coached for the Pacific Elite Basketball Club and helped lead the Pacific Hills boys team to a state championship game, and former players grieved his loss publicly. He died on April 27, 2016, at the Pitchess Detention Center North Facility in Castaic, Los Angeles County, where he was held. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said he died for unknown reasons and was pronounced dead at the facility, and its Homicide Bureau investigated. The coroner's office said the cause and manner of death were pending an autopsy, and his defense attorney called him a "beloved figure in the community."
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said he died for unknown reasons, and the coroner's office said an autopsy was pending.