Jason Scott Driskell
Jason Scott Driskell, 56, was held at the Shasta County Jail, where jail medical staff asked for him to be taken to a local hospital because of his medical condition. The Shasta County Sheriff's Office said he was released from custody at the hospital, and hospital staff notified the office that he had died that evening. The sheriff's office said he likely died of natural causes, and his death is under investigation by the Redding Police Department with an autopsy scheduled. One outlet reports the sheriff said his medical condition outweighed the need to keep him in custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Shasta County Sheriff's Office says he died of natural causes, and the Redding Police Department is investigating with an autopsy scheduled.
Reported by: Shasta County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.