Rex Damon Begay Sr.
Rex Damon Begay Sr., 80, had been held at Terminal Island federal prison in San Pedro, California, since April 2016, according to the Los Angeles Times. Federal prison officials said he tested positive for COVID-19 on April 19, 2020, and was taken to a hospital the next day, where he was placed on a ventilator. He died in late April 2020; the Los Angeles Times reported April 29 and ABC7 reported April 30 as the date. The accounts also differ on the cause of death, which the Los Angeles Times attributed to COVID-19 issues according to prison officials.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Federal prison officials said he died of COVID-19 related issues after testing positive and being placed on a ventilator.
Reported by: federal prison officials. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.