Joseph Saucedo
Joseph Saucedo, 60, died on April 5, 2019, at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, California, where he was held. Officials said he was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell, and staff gave him CPR before he was taken to the prison treatment center, where he was pronounced dead at 10:07 a.m. The death is being investigated as a homicide, and officials said his cellmate was placed in administrative segregation while the investigation continues.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Officials are investigating the death as a homicide, and his cellmate was placed in administrative segregation while the investigation continues.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.