82-year-old jail inmate dies after hospitalization for heart condition

An 82-year-old inmate died over the weekend after having been hospitalized for low blood pressure and a heart-related condition, San Diego County sheriff’s officials said today.

Around 3 a.m. Friday, authorities were informed that Thomas Richard Heaven — in custody for several counts of a sex-related crime involving a minor — had died, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

On Thursday, “Mr. Heaven’s overall condition rapidly began to deteriorate due to his low oxygen levels and at 11:45 p.m., Mr. Heaven was pronounced deceased at the hospital,” the sheriff’s office said…

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