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Joaquin Crespo

27 years old · died July 13, 2015 · Robert Presley Detention Center, Riverside County, California

Joaquin Crespo, 27, of Palm Desert, died on July 13, 2015, while held at the Riverside County Jail in Indio. Police called his death a medical emergency and said they believed it would most likely be found to be an overdose, though the Coroner's Office had not confirmed a cause. The sheriff's department said the death was under investigation, and the cause of death had not been released.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department called his death a medical emergency and said police believe it will most likely be found an overdose, but the Coroner's Office had not confirmed that.

Reported by: Riverside County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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