Man held at Riverside County jail dies; cause unclear, but no signs of foul play

A man being held at the county jail in Murrieta died Saturday afternoon, with the cause still under investigation but no signs of foul play, the Ri...

March 15, 2023
7:42 AM

A man being held at the county jail in Murrieta died Saturday afternoon, with the cause still under investigation but no signs of foul play, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said. More: One Riverside County inmate kills another, sheriff says; jail deaths continue after violent 2022 Deputies were called to the cell of an unresponsive person at 4:15 p.m. Saturday at the Cois Byrd Detention Center, according to the sheriff's department. Jail medical staff immediately tried life-saving measures, but American Medical Response officials pronounced him dead at 4:48 p.

Tom Coulter