Update by the edhat staff
The Sheriff’s Office has provided the inmate's name and additional regarding his death.
Notification to the decedent’s next-of-kin has been completed and he is identified as 57-year-old David Lee Ligon from Santa Maria. He was booked on May 27, 2023, by the Sheriff’s Office for possession of narcotics for sale (felony), transportation of a controlled substance (felony), possession of narcotics (misdemeanor), and possession of paraphernalia (misdemeanor). He was being held on $30,000 bail.
The Sheriff's Office states an initial investigation indicates this is a probable overdose related death, however final cause and manner of death are pending.
By the edhat staff
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office reports a second inmate death within a week.
On Monday, May 29, 2023, at approximately 2:19 p.m., a Sheriff's Custody Deputy and WellPath medical staff member were conducting medical procedures within B-Unit of the Northern Branch Jail, reports the Sheriff's Office.
"While checking on inmates housed in B-Unit, they found a male inmate who did not respond to the check-in procedure. Custody deputies and WellPath medical staff entered the cell to physically check the inmate’s condition and found him unresponsive and not breathing," the press release states.
Custody Deputies and WellPath medical staff began life-saving measures including administering two rounds of Narcan, performing CPR, and placement of an automated external defibrillator (AED). County Fire and American Medical Response (AMR) were summoned and responded to the jail facility. Paramedics continued life-saving measures, but the inmate did not recover and was pronounced dead at 2:46 p.m. without being transported.
The identity of the inmate will be released once notification to his next-of-kin has been completed.
"Detectives from the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Coroner’s Office are conducting an extensive investigation into the inmate’s death. The Sheriff’s Office will share additional information as it becomes available for release," the press release states.
This follows another inmate death reported on May 25 at the Sheriff's Main Jail where a deputy and WellPath nurse found an unresponsive inmate with foam coming out of his mouth. Three rounds of Narcan and additional life saving measures were performed but did not revive the inmate.
The Sheriff's Office stated they believe this death was due to an overdose while details were not released on the cause of the May 29th death.
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