Sheriff Investigate Inmate’s Death at Pre-Trial Detention Facility
Ventura County Sheriff Department – Incident Press Release On 01/05/2019, at approximately 10:48 AM, deputies at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility discovered that 31 year old Ventura resident, Andrew Ricardez 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 […]
Inmate Death Determined to be Homicide
Ventura County Sheriff On October 25, 2018, deputies at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility (PTDF) found Michael Torres unresponsive inside his cell. Emergency aid was immediately rendered, but Mr. Torres was ultimately pronounced deceased at the scene. Investigators have determined that Mr. Torres died as a result of injuries he received from an assault that took place within […]
Inmate Death
Ventura County Sheriff On October 25, 2018, at approximately 6:12 PM, deputies at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility were conducting welfare and safety checks on inmates when they noticed that Michael Torres was unresponsive inside his cell. Deputies immediately began to render aid and summoned jail medical staff. Ventura City Fire Department and American Medical Response personnel also […]
Inmate Death Determined to be Homicide
Ventura County Sheriff – Incident Press Release Ventura County Sheriff – Incident Press Release On September 11, 2018, 53 year old Jeffrey Kibler was transported from the Pre-Trial Detention Facility (PTDF) to the Ventura County Medical Center due to a medical emergency. Mr. Kibler subsequently died a few hours after arriving at the hospital. A preliminary […]
Inmate Death at Pre-Trial Detention Facility
Ventura County Sheriff – Incident Press Release On September 11, 2018, at approximately 11:15 AM, deputies at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility (PTDF) noticed that Jeffrey Kibler was experiencing a medical issue while in the dayroom of his assigned housing section. Deputies contacted jail medical staff to evaluate Kibler, who was coherent and able to communicate about […]
Inmate dies at Pre-Trial Detention Facility
Ventura County Sheriff – Incident Press Release On January 27, 2018, at approximately 2:00 AM, deputies noticed 31 year old Moorpark resident, Keith Welbourne was unresponsive and not breathing in a cell at the Pre Trial Detention Facility (PTDF). Emergency aid was immediately rendered by deputies and jail medical staff. Ventura City Fire Department and American […]
VC Sheriff Investigates Inmate’s Death
Ventura County Sheriff – Incident Press Release On Saturday morning, February 18, 2017, an inmate was found deceased at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility (PTDF). On February 18, 2017, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Mr. Russell Fries, 55 years old and transient, was arrested by the Simi Valley Police Department for Public Intoxication and Obstructing or Intimidating […]
Inmate’s death at County jail under investigation
During the evening hours of April 20, 2016, 70 year old inmate Timothy Kicker was arrested for Driving While Under the Influence, a violation of 23152(a) of the vehicle code. After a pre-booking medical clearance, Mr. Kicker was booked into the Pre-Trial Detention facility. While making his first court appearance on the matter at the […]
Port Hueneme resident dies in custody at Pre-Trial Detention Facility in Ventura
On January 27, 2016, at approximately 3:30 a.m., while conducting a cell check, deputies noticed the inmate not breathing and unresponsive. Emergency aid was rendered by deputies and Jail medical staff. Ventura City Fire personnel and AMR paramedics were summoned to provide more advanced life saving efforts. Ultimately, the inmate was pronounced dead at the […]
