The Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced today that inmate Quintara Cierra Harrington, 36, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, at a local hospital after suffering a medical emergency while in custody.
According to sheriff’s officials, Harrington had been housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana and had originally been booked by the Anaheim Police Department on June 25, 2026, on a charge of violating California Penal Code 245, Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Authorities said Harrington was transported by ambulance to a hospital on Nov. 1 after experiencing a medical emergency. She remained hospitalized until her death three days later. Officials have not disclosed the nature of the medical condition involved. The final cause and manner of death will be determined through an independent autopsy and toxicology examination…