Name not reported
A 43-year-old man died on March 23, 2020, at a hospital after being held at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange, California. The Orange County Sheriff's Department said he had been isolated for flu-like symptoms, had tested negative for COVID-19, and was taken to the hospital that morning for medical issues. The department said he was pronounced dead that evening and withheld his name pending family notification. The district attorney and the sheriff's department said they were reviewing the in-custody death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Orange County Sheriff's Department said he was taken to the hospital for medical issues and pronounced dead that evening; no cause has been given.
Reported by: Orange County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.