Ronald Wayne Paoletto
Ronald Wayne Paoletto, 41, died in his cell at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, California, early on Monday, July 25, 2011. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Cindy Bachman said he had hanged himself from his bunk. His family said he should have been on suicide watch, while officials could not say whether he had been placed on one. The San Bernardino District Attorney's Office also described the death as a suicide, and details of his custody had not been confirmed when the reports were published.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The sheriff's department says he hanged himself from his bunk, and the family says he should have been on suicide watch, which officials could not confirm.
Reported by: San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Cindy Bachman (the agency that held him); the victim's family (family or their lawyers); the San Bernardino District Attorney's Office.