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We were escorted to the multi-purpose room in Module 4C. <br />1415 Hours <br />Santa Ana Jail Shift Supervisor M. Monreal #3181 provided a briefing regarding the in custody death and <br />the status of the initial investigation by correctional officers. The decedent was tentatively identified as <br />Darryle Marcell Samuel. Samuel was an inmate at the Santa Ana City Jail under booking number <br />P00221869. Samuel was assigned to cell 17. Although cell 17 is a two-person cell, Samuel did not have a <br />cellmate. Present were Detectives from the Santa Ana Police Department Homicide Unit, Santa Ana Police <br />Department Professional Standard Inspectors, Orange County District Attorney Investigators and the <br />Orange County Crime Lab. I was later paired up with OCDA Investigator C. Brower and assigned to handle <br />the investigation. <br />I checked in with Correctional Officer D. Godinez #3694, who was maintaining the crime scene entry/exit <br />personnel log. <br />At the conclusion of the briefing, I walked to cell 17 and looked into the cell. <br />Investigator Brower and I interviewed medical personnel at the Santa Ana Jail. Detective C. Shynn <br />shadowed during the interviews. It should be noted that Investigator Brower audio recorded all the <br />interviews. I later received a copy of said interviews, which I booked into SAPD Evidence. The following is <br />a synopsis of each interview with the medical staff. <br />1457 Hours <br />We interviewed Melissa Goyne. Goyne is the interim health services administrator for Naph Care and is a <br />contract employee for the Santa Ana City Jail. Goyne has been a registered nurse since 2014. Goyne has <br />many duties in her position. Her duties consist of being a charge nurse, nurse manager, and at times <br />performs LVN duties. Goyne had 4 medical staff personnel working at the Santa Ana Jail on this day. <br />Goyne said at approximately 1118 hours, she was in booking (1st floor) when she heard a radio <br />transmission of a man down in Module 4C (Charlie) over the jail radio. Goyne said that she, along with <br />Registered Nurses Nicola Orozco and Kristen Sanchez responded to Module 4C. When she arrived, she <br />saw that LVN¶s Ariadne Zamora and Carolina Pena were already on scene performing CPR on Darryle <br />Samuel. <br />Goyne saw Samuel laying on the floor of cell 17 in a supine position. The only injuries she was able to see <br />on Samuel were some red marks on the front of his neck. She saw a ligature tied around a shelf in the cell. <br />It looked like a white sheet that had been knotted around the shelf. Goyne made the observation as she <br />stood outside the cell. She did not enter the cell because CPR was being performed on Samuel. She <br />observed that Samuel¶s nail beds were white, his fingers and lips were blue in color. Goyne added that <br />during the life saving measures performed on Samuel, jail medical staff administered Narcan twice with <br />negative results and started an IV on Samuel. EMS arrived shortly thereafter and they continued to perform <br />life saving measures on Samuel. <br />Goyne added that an AED was used on Samuel and the medical strip was in her possession in an <br />downstairs office. <br />We concluded the interview. <br />1514 Hours <br />Goyne provided me with the AED medical strip, which was booked into SAPD Evidence. A copy of the <br />medical strip is attached. <br />1515 Hours <br />We interviewed Kristen Sanchez. Sanchez is a Registered Nurse and works for Naph Care. She is <br />assigned to the Santa Ana Jail. Her duties for today was to perform as the charge nurse and work out of <br />Santa Ana PD 2021-13541 9 of 15