James Waddell
James Waddell, 59, had been held at the Pima County Adult Detention Center since June, and earlier that month was taken to a local hospital. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said James Waddell suffered complications during surgery and died at the hospital on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The department's Homicide Unit is investigating the death, and the sheriff's department said it had noted no suspicious circumstances so far. The cause of death and the circumstances leading to the surgery remain unexplained in the reporting, which relies on the department's account.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said he suffered complications during surgery at a hospital, and its Homicide Unit is investigating with no suspicious circumstances noted so far.
Reported by: Pima County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.