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Media Release - Inmate Death
Nature of Incident: | Inmate Death | ||||
Report Number: | 19-129818 | ||||
Location: | Pre-Trial Detention Facility; 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura | ||||
Date & Time: | 08/18/2019 @ 10:50 AM | ||||
Unit(s) Responsible: | Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau PTDF Classification Unit PTDF Legal Unit |
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(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
(D) Bustamante, Robert Raymond | Oxnard | 53 | |||
Narrative: | |||||
On 08/18/2019, at approximately 10:50 AM, deputies at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility discovered that Robert Bustamante was unresponsive in his cell. Deputies immediately began to render aid and summoned jail medical staff. Ventura City Fire and American Medical Response personnel also responded to provide more advanced care. Ultimately, Mr. Bustamante was pronounced deceased at 11:21 AM. The cause of death is under investigation by the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau, pending autopsy results from the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office. As a matter of policy, the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau investigates the causes of all inmate deaths. |
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Prepared by: | Detective Greg Cadman | ||||
News Release Date: | 08/19/2019 | ||||
Media Follow-Up Contact: | Sergeant Marta Bugarin (805) 947-8052 [email protected] |
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Approved by: Booking Photo Release: |
Captain Jeff Miller YES NO |
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Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511