Convicted sex offender, parolee death in jail being investigated

On February 7,th, 2023, at about 12:30 A.M., an intoxicated 64-year-old male from Ukiah, was brought into our custody for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Refuse Disposal in State Water, and a Violation of Parole.  The arrestee was on Parole for Failure to register as a Sex Registrant.  

The arrestee was brought into the Jail’s intake room where he was evaluated by our inhouse medical staff.  Our medical staff took the arrestee’s vital signs and cleared the arrestee to enter the facility.  The arrestee was housed in the Jail’s Sobering Cell where the arrestee was monitored for a minimum of 4 times per hour.

At about 6 A.M., Corrections staff were checking on the arrestee housed in the Sobering Cell, the sole occupant of the cell.  Corrections staff did not get a response from the inmate and summoned our in house medical staff.  Staff checked the arrestee for a pulse, and they were unable to find one.  Staff started resuscitation measures and called for an ambulance to come to the Jail. When the fire and ambulance staff arrive to the Jail, they assisted the Jail staff with life saving measures until death was pronounced at approximately 06:32 A.M.

The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Bureau was called to investigate the cause of death.