James Alan Neal
James Alan Neal, 73, was held at the Theo Lacy jail in Orange County, California, and died at a hospital early on July 22, 2020, after being taken there from the facility. Sheriff's officials said he had an unspecified illness, showed no coronavirus symptoms, and that they did not believe his death was suspicious. An earlier report said he was transferred to a hospital from custody on May 25, 2020, for an illness. The Orange County District Attorney's Office and the sheriff's department said they would review the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Orange County sheriff's officials said he had an unspecified illness, showed no coronavirus symptoms, and that his death was not believed to be suspicious.
Reported by: Orange County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.