Juan Vasquez Pulido
Juan Vasquez Pulido, 38, of Anaheim, was the father of Maritza Salas Pulido, who filed a wrongful death lawsuit over his death. He was held at the Orange County Intake Release Center in Santa Ana, and according to a preliminary hearing transcript and his daughter's lawsuit, another person held there attacked him in a holding cell on February 5, 2025, while his daughter's attorney said he was lying down, potentially asleep. He lost consciousness, was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center, was placed in a medically induced coma, and died there on February 20, 2025. The lawsuit alleges the Sheriff's Department failed to conduct adequate safety checks and to supervise people held at the facility, and the department declined to comment on the litigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). A preliminary hearing transcript and a lawsuit by his daughter say another inmate attacked him in his cell, and the daughter says Sheriff's Department staff failed to conduct adequate safety checks and supervision.
Reported by: preliminary hearing transcript; his daughter's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers); Orange County prosecutors.
Lawsuit: His daughter sued Orange County for wrongful death, alleging the Sheriff's Department failed to conduct adequate safety checks and supervise inmates, and no amount has been reported.