James Gonzales
James Gonzales, 45, was held at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Staff called a medical emergency on the night of July 17, 2026, and he was taken to UNM Hospital, where he died on July 19, according to the jail. The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office and the jail's Office of Professional Standards are investigating, and the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator will determine the cause and manner of death. The jail's public information officer said he had no known next of kin.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (the agency that held him); New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator (medical examiner or coroner).