Review board investigators said another inmate stated in a letter that he told the deputy Gomez was sick as lunches were being delivered. Specifically, the deputy failed to conduct the hard count needed to make sure Gomez was alive and well, and also failed to conduct a temperature check. “There was insufficient evidence to determine if the improper hard count or temperature check would have prevented Gomez’s death by summoning medical aid sooner,” the outside review stated.īut investigators found the deputy violated two Sheriff’s Department policies. The Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board investigation into Gomez’s death last year stopped short of finding that the deputy’s actions contributed to the fatality.īut the review found the deputy failed to check Gomez’s temperature or confirm he was safe through the “hard count,” when guards are required to verify detainees’ health through verbal or physical contact. Last year, however, District Attorney Summer Stephan filed criminal charges against a nurse in the 2019 death of Elisa Serna, who was left slumped and unconscious on the floor of her cell at the Las Colinas women’s jail and later died.Ī preliminary hearing in the case against Danalee Pascua is scheduled in San Diego Superior Court next month.
It is unclear what penalty or consequence the county employees might face as a result of policy violations because their identities are not disclosed and disciplinary decisions remain confidential under the collective-bargaining agreements negotiated with labor unions. His last known address was in the East County community of Jamul. Gomez, who was 43, had been arrested in February 2021 on suspicion of assault with intent to commit a felony and attempted forcible rape, court records show. “Based on (Sheriff’s Department) records, interviews and policy, a preponderance of evidence showed Deputy 1 did not conduct (a) hard count or COVID-19 temperature check in accordance with policy,” investigators wrote. “There was a preponderance of evidence that showed Deputy 1 was notified multiple times of concerns for Gomez’s well-being but failed to take action to summon medical aid,” according to the review board report. The Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board investigation cited two violations by the San Diego sheriff’s deputy in the death of Luis Ahyule Gomez, who died in the Vista Detention Facility in March 2021.
A Vista jail deputy failed to conduct proper checks on an inmate for up to 48 minutes before he was found unconscious and later died, an independent review of the death has concluded.
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