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S.A. 20-027 <br />Supervising Investigator: B. Tanner Date of Report:11/17/2020 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />CASE NAME: J <br />CLASSIFICATION: CUSTODIAL RELATED DEATH <br />AGENCY: SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />DATE AND TIME: NOVEMBER 4, 2020 0547 HRS <br />LOCATION: 62 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA <br />SANTA ANA, CA. 92701 <br />AGENCY CASE NUMBERS: SAPD # 20-23197 <br />OCCL FR# 20-53528 <br />OCCO # 20-05756-BK <br />On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) <br />was contacted by the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) regarding a custodial related death in <br />their city jail facility. Investigators from the OCDA and SAPD responded to the jail to handle the <br />investigation. <br />On July 6, 2020 S was brought to the SAPD city jail by the Federal Bureau <br />of Prisons (BOP) to house S for the remainder of his imposed sentence S was <br />previously in custody with <br /> . <br /> <br /> . For approximately <br />the last month, S was housed on the second floor of Module 3D, cell D24, and was housed <br />by himself in the cell. <br />On November 4, 2020, SAPD custodial officer C. FERNANDEZ #3142 was handling the <br />routine scheduled inmate welfare checks in Module 3D. Shortly after midnight, FERNANDEZ <br />scheduled her lunch, and SAPD custodial officer VALENZUELA #2478 assumed the duty of <br />ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE <br />BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION <br />PREFACE