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Inmate Dies Of ‘Natural Causes’ At North County Correctional Facility

The inmate who died at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic Sunday “died a natural death,” according to homicide detectives.


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The unidentified inmate had a seizure at approximately 7:05 a.m. Sunday at the correctional facility, located at 29340 The Old Road.

He became unresponsive and was pronounced dead while being transported to the facility’s infirmary.

“There’s nothing suspicious about (the death),” said Detective Philip Guzman with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau. “It’s not going to be a criminal case.”

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The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has not completed a medical exam as of Wednesday morning, however Guzman said “(the inmate) probably died of a heart attack, or some kind of natural cause.”

Homicide detectives investigate all inmate deaths “even if they’re not suspicious,” said Guzman.

The cause of death will be determined after an autopsy is completed, which will be conducted by personnel with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.

The identity of the inmate is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

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Inmate Dies Of ‘Natural Causes’ At North County Correctional Facility

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About Heather Harbin

Heather grew up in the Santa Clarita Valley and graduated from West Ranch High School in 2012. She recently graduated from College of the Canyons with an Associate's Degree in New Media Journalism. She was involved in College of the Canyons' "Cougar News" for two years, where she became the senior producer. She will be studying for her Bachelor's Degree at Cal State Northridge in the spring. Heather became a staff writer at KHTS AM-1220 following her internship in the newsroom. She has been writing news and feature articles for the KHTS website since May 2015.