On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 50-year-old Jason Williams from Costa Mesa, CA housed at the Central Men’s Jail in Module F died at Orange County Global Medical Center, Santa Ana.  At the time, Williams was awaiting trial. At the conclusion of the Orange County District Attorney’s independent investigation, Williams's manner of death was determined to be natural, and his cause of death was identified as hemopericardium due to aortic dissection and hypertensive cardiovascular disease. Please click on the following link to view the full letter issued by the OCDA Williams-Jason-OCSD-SA-23-001985-Final-Signed-Letter.pdf (orangecountyda.org).

On March 20, 2023, 47-year-old Todd Whited from Stoystown, PA who was housed at the Central Men’s Jail, Mod A-Tank 5 died at OC Global Medical Center. At the time, Whited was awaiting arraignment. At the conclusion of the Orange County District Attorney’s independent investigation, Whited’s manner of death was determined to be natural, and his cause of death was identified as a subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a ruptured intracranial aneurysm.  Please click on the following link to view the full letter issued by the OCDA SKM_C750i24031418270 (orangecountyda.org).

On Thursday, April 13, 2023, 37-year-old Brian Schaar from Los Angeles, CA who was housed at the Intake Release Center in Module L died at Orange County Global Medical Center, Santa Ana. At the time, Schaar was awaiting trial.  At the conclusion of the Orange County District Attorney’s independent investigation, Schaar's manner of death was determined to be natural, and his cause of death was identified as dilated cardiomyopathy. Please click on the following link to view the full letter issued by the OCDA Schaar-Brian-OCSD-SA-23-001160-Final-Signed-Letter-2.pdf (orangecountyda.org).

On March 3, 2023, 33-year-old Ryan Barnette from Garden Grove, CA who was housed at the Intake Release Center in Holding Cell PM9 died at OC Global Medical Center. At the time, Barnette was awaiting arraignment. At the conclusion of the Orange County District Attorney’s independent investigation, Barnette’s manner of death was determined to be accidental, and his cause of death was identified as acute fentanyl intoxication.  Please click on the following link to view the full letter issued by the OCDA SKM_C750i24031419070 (orangecountyda.org).