Zachary Barela
Zachary Barela, 47, died on August 28, 2019, at the Doña Ana County Detention Center in New Mexico. The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office said he became ill late on the Wednesday night and collapsed in his cell around 10:21 p.m. The sheriff's office said staff responded with medical attention. The sheriff's office is investigating, and his body was sent to Albuquerque for an autopsy to determine the cause of death, which has not yet been established.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office said Barela became ill and collapsed in his cell and that staff gave medical attention, and the cause of death awaits an autopsy.
Reported by: Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.