Officials say no foul play suspected after death of inmate at Indio jail
INDIO, Calif., — Authorities say no foul play is suspected in the death of an inmate being housed at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio early Sunday morning, Sept. 12. The man, whose name and charges have not been released, was found unresponsive in his cell and later died at the facility.
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Deputies assigned to the jail were conducting a routine, hourly security check of a housing unit around 1:06 a.m. when they discovered an unresponsive male inmate in his cell, Riverside Sheriff’s Correctional Captain Martin Tochtrop has since explained.
“Custody staff and jail medical staff immediately began to administer life-saving measures,” Tochtrop explained. “Fire personnel and American Medical Response (AMR) responded and continued further life- saving measures which were ultimately unsuccessful, and the inmate was pronounced deceased.”
Riverside Sheriff’s Department investigators responded and assumed the investigation, according to the Captain; who added that the cause of death will be determined by the Coroner’s Bureau.
“There are no signs of foul play and due to the ongoing status of the investigation, no further information is available at this time,” said Tochtrop.
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Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to call Investigator Layos at (951) 922-7300. Callers can refer to incident file number IC212550001 and can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, 50, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.