Lawrence David Orso
Lawrence David Orso, an off-duty San Diego police officer who lived in Murrieta, died on September 21, 2024, after collapsing on a curb outside the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center. According to his family's federal wrongful death lawsuit against Riverside County, he had been released from the jail about ten minutes before he collapsed. The suit says he wore a heart monitor prescribed by his cardiologist, and that jail staff ignored his chest pains and visible distress and did not have him cleared by jail medical staff before release. Sheriff's officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. His family's federal wrongful death lawsuit says jail staff ignored his chest pains and visible medical distress and released him without clearance from jail medical staff.
Reported by: his family's federal wrongful death lawsuit against Riverside County (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against Riverside County over his death, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.