Name not reported
A 72-year-old man died on March 5, 2017, while being held at Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles. A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department report written by Deputy Sheriff Generalist J. Talmadge says he had suffered a head injury and was treated for a head wound hours before he was found dead in a wheelchair while waiting to be taken to a hospital. Lt. David Smith of the medical examiner-coroner's office said the cause of death had not been determined. As of March 10, his family had not been notified of his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The sheriff's department report cites a head injury, but the medical examiner-coroner's office had not determined a cause of death.
Reported by: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him); Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner's office (medical examiner or coroner).