Kenneth Sandlin
Kenneth Sandlin, 65, was held at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa, San Diego County, California. On December 27, 2020, he told his cellmate he was not feeling well and went to bed. Staff found him unresponsive that afternoon, and he was pronounced dead in the prison's triage department. The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office listed COVID-19 as the cause of death and found the virus present after his death, and the sources report that he had tested negative almost three weeks earlier and had declined retesting after developing a persistent cough.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death natural from COVID-19, after staff found him unresponsive and pronounced him dead.
Reported by: San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).