Ronaldino Estrada
Ronaldino Estrada, 24, was held at the Vista Detention Facility in San Diego County. His attorney said he had his whole life ahead of him, with plans for a family, a career and a home. He was found unconscious in his cell on July 5, 2021, and was pronounced dead at a hospital. The San Diego County Sheriff's Department said the death was possibly drug-related, and a preliminary postmortem test was positive for fentanyl, pending further confirmation. His parents' wrongful death lawsuit says deputies skipped or improperly conducted checks on him and failed to take his vital signs or provide his prescribed medication.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The sheriff's department said the death was possibly drug-related after a preliminary postmortem exam was positive for fentanyl, while his parents' wrongful death lawsuit says deputies skipped or improperly conducted inmate checks and failed to take his vital signs or provide his prescribed medication, and attributes his death to cardio-respiratory arrest.
Reported by: San Diego County Sheriff's Department (Lt. Thomas Seiver) (the agency that held him); the parents' wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against San Diego County over his death at the Vista Detention Facility, and no settlement or award amount is reported.