Joseph Castiglione
Joseph Castiglione, 56, died in February 2019 after being held at the Vista Detention Facility in Vista, California. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that deputies shackled him and placed him face down on a gurney, and that investigators said he had swallowed a large amount of methamphetamine wrapped in plastic. Patch reported that people in his holding cell alerted guards to his medical distress on a Thursday morning, and that after deputies entered the cell he became unresponsive and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The San Diego County Sheriff's Department said the cause of death was unknown and the autopsy was pending, and that homicide detectives were called in as standard for in-custody deaths.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). Investigators said he had swallowed methamphetamine wrapped in plastic, while the sheriff's department said the cause was unknown and the autopsy was pending.
Reported by: investigators; San Diego County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him).