Juan Moreno
Juan Moreno, 27, died in January 2025 in a cell at the Shasta County Jail in Redding, where he was held. According to his autopsy report, he died by hanging and had apparently made a noose from a bedsheet. His attorney said he had lived with serious mental illness for much of his life and that his mother, Ana Arroyo Rodriguez, misses him deeply. The sheriff's office said deputies found him unresponsive during welfare checks and that the death is being investigated by its Major Crimes Unit with the Redding Police Department, while his mother has sued the county, alleging negligence, medical malpractice and civil rights violations, with trial set for September.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The autopsy report found he apparently hanged himself with a bedsheet, and his mother's lawsuit alleges the county was negligent and committed medical malpractice.
Reported by: autopsy report; Ana Arroyo Rodriguez, his mother, through her lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother, Ana Arroyo Rodriguez, filed a lawsuit alleging the county was negligent, committed medical malpractice and violated civil rights laws, and the case is scheduled for trial in September.