July 13, 2023 - SANTA ANA, CA - Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials report that on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, an inmate housed at the Men’s Central Jail in Santa Ana died at a local hospital.

The 50-year-old inmate was booked into jail on July 6, 2023, by the Huntington Beach Police Department for several outstanding arrests warrants.  The inmate’s name is being withheld pending notification to next of kin.

The inmate was pronounced deceased at the hospital after being transferred there on the morning of July 11 for a medical issue. A final cause of death will be determined following toxicology and an independent autopsy.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office will investigate the in-custody death. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will conduct an in-custody death review. No additional information will be released at this time.  

Source: Orange County Sheriff’s Department