Source: lakeconews.com 4/17/23
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said an investigation is underway into the death of a jail inmate who died at an out-of-county hospital over the weekend.
Inmate Jason Ray, 41, died on Saturday, April 15, in the care and custody of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office while being treated for a medical condition at Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Placer County, said sheriff’s spokeswoman Lauren Berlinn.
Berlinn said the sheriff’s office activated the critical incident protocol and has begun an investigation into Ray’s in-custody death.
Ray was in custody pending prosecution for sexual assault, Berlinn said.
Not to be confused with
Inmate found dead in North County prison cell