Case 2021-13541 - 04022026_Redacted

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Santa Ana Police Department Homicide Sergeant M. Sarabia #2565 notified me of an in-custody death that had occurred at the Santa Ana Jail. Sergeant Sarabia requested that I respond to the Santa Ana Police Department in order to assist with the investigation. 1345 hours: I responded to the Santa Ana Police Department and was provided a preliminary briefing of the incident by Sergeant Sarabia. Present at this briefing were personnel from the Santa Ana Police Homicide Section and Orange County District Attorney Special Assignments Unit. Sergeant Sarabia informed us that this morning, at approximately 1125 hours, Santa Ana Jail Supervisor M. Monreal #3181 contacted the Santa Ana Police Department Watch Commander and reported that an inmate was down as a result of a suicide attempt. Orange County Fire Authority Medics were responding to the jail and a police unit was being requested to follow the medics with the inmate to the hospital. At approximately 1154 hours, the inmate was pronounced deceased and was not being transported to the hospital. The deceased inmate was subsequently identified as Darryle Marcell Samuel (DOB Samuel was being housed in cell ³C17´by himself. Samuel was a federal US Marshals inmate who was presently acting as an informant on a homicide case. 1415 hours: I responded to the Santa Ana Jail with personnel from the Santa Ana Police Homicide Section and Orange County District Attorney Special Assignments Unit. We were subsequently escorted to 4th Floor Module 4 C. Supervisor Monreal then conducted a briefing regarding the circumstances of the incident. Present at this briefing were personnel from the Santa Ana Police Department, Orange County District Attorney ¶s Office, and Orange County Sheriff-Coroner¶s Department. Supervisor Monreal informed us that this morning, at approximately 1119 hours, Santa Ana Jail Correctional Officer E. Gonzalez #3366 radioed to jail staff for medics and additional correctional staff to respond to Module 4 C. This Module was comprised of thirty-two cells capable of holding two inmates each and was designated as a protective custody unit, with inmates who were either cooperators with law enforcement or charged with sex-related offenses. Supervisor Monreal indicated that she responded to the Module at approximately 1120 hours. The assistance was being requested by Correctional Officer Gonzalez for the inmate being housed in Cell 17. Correctional Officers Gonzalez and R. Zavala #2450 were in the cell attempting to render medical aid to the inmate in Cell 17. The inmate in Cell 17 was identified as Darryle Marcell Samuel (DOB Samuel had been in custody at the Santa Ana Jail since May 24th, 2021. Samuel was on the floor of the cell adjacent to the toilet. Correctional Officers Gonzalez and Zavala rendered aid to the inmate but he was unresponsive. At approximately 1130 hours, Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) personnel from Station 76 arrived on scene and assumed medical aid of Samuel. At approximately 1141 hours, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics arrived on scene to assist in rendering aid to Samuel. At approximately 1150 hours, OCFA Fire Captain Robert Richardson #5760 informed Supervisor Monreal that Samuel was deceased and would not be transported from the scene. Supervisor Monreal indicated that at approximately 1152 hours the doors to Cell 17 were closed and the cell was secured with no additional persons accessing the cell. Supervisor Monreal advised us that inmate Samuel came out of his cell to the day room of the Module this morning at approximately 0714 hours. Samuel watched television and socialized with other inmates and returned to his cell at approximately 0914 hours. At approximately 0930 hours, Correctional Officer S. Tolone #3687 conducted a welfare check on Samuel¶s cell and documented the check in a log. At approximately 1119 hours, two inmate workers named ³ ´and ³ ´were going from cell to cell cleaning and providing deliveries and then alerted custody staff that there was an inmate hanging in the cell. Santa Ana PD 2021-13541 Report by McClaskey, Paul 3110 17 of 19