Timothy Richard Jancowicz
Timothy Richard Jancowicz, 29, died on May 30, 2014, while held at the San Luis Obispo County Jail in California. The county coroner's office attributed his death to respiratory arrest caused by acute heroin toxicity and classed it as an accident. A Sheriff's Office investigation reported that other people held in his dormitory found him slumped in his cell and put him to bed rather than calling for help.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The coroner ruled the death an accident from respiratory arrest due to acute heroin toxicity, and a Sheriff's Office investigation found other inmates found him slumped in his cell and put him to bed instead of getting help.
Reported by: Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).