Scott Theodore Remick
Scott Theodore Remick was 51 years old when he died on January 17, 2025, at UC Irvine Medical Center, after being held at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange, California. According to the Orange County District Attorney's Office, deputies found him struggling to breathe at the jail and took him to hospital, where he suffered several cardiac arrests before he died. An autopsy attributed his death to community-acquired pneumonia and classed it as natural. The district attorney's office said it found no criminal wrongdoing by jail personnel, but its review did not address jail policies, training or civil liability.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Orange County District Attorney's Office said the autopsy attributed his death to community-acquired pneumonia and classed it as natural, and found no criminal wrongdoing by jail personnel.
Reported by: Orange County District Attorney's Office.