Detainee Dies in Murrieta Jail

A 38-year-old inmate died after suffering from unknown health complications at the Murrieta jail, authorities said Wednesday.

Joel E. Rodriguez of Lake Elsinore experienced an unspecified “medical emergency” at the Byrd Detention Center on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

The agency said Rodriguez was in one of the facility’s “day rooms” when he collapsed. On-site medical personnel initiated resuscitative measures, which county fire paramedics took over when they reached the location a short time later, authorities said…

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