SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — An investigation is underway into an in-custody death of a 43-year-old man at the Vista Detention Facility that happened early Sunday.
San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputies at the Vista Detention Facility found Corey Michael Dean, 43, of San Diego County, unresponsive in his cell around 3 a.m. Sunday, during a routine safety check, the sheriff’s office reports.
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Deputies began CPR and called the detention facility’s medical staff as well as 911. Paramedics and the Vista Fire Department took over life-saving measures when they arrived, but Dean was pronounced dead around 3:20 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office.
Dean had been in custody since June 15, 2025, and was facing multiple burglary and vandalism charges…