Maxwell Aguirre
Maxwell Aguirre, a 22-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran, died by suicide while held at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles County in September 2023. His family has filed a lawsuit alleging that deputies failed to carry out required safety checks and falsified the check logs, and their attorneys say video footage supports this. Jail surveillance video reportedly showed him attaching a ligature and covering his cell window while no one was watching the monitors, and the family's suit says officers were watching YouTube videos at the time. The Sheriff's Department has said it cannot watch all of its cameras in real time because of staffing constraints, and his father, Omar Aguirre, has said the family wants justice.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The family's lawsuit says deputies logged false safety checks and watched YouTube videos while he hanged himself, and that he was not properly monitored.
Reported by: family lawsuit; Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him).
Lawsuit: Maxwell Aguirre's family sued Los Angeles County and the Sheriff's Department over his 2023 suicide at Twin Towers, alleging falsified safety checks; no settlement or award amount has been reported.