Authorities identify Mendocino County Jail inmate who died after health emergency

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NORTH COAST, Calif. — The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has identified the jail inmate who died after he and four others experienced health emergencies.

The inmate was Artemio Ortega Reyes, 40, of Ukiah, said Capt. Gregory Van Patten.

Ortega Reyes died on March 1 after being taken to the hospital for treatment, officials said.

Corrections officers administered Narcan to Ortega Reyes and four other inmates due to suspected overdoses.

Officials said Ortega Reyes was booked into the Mendocino County Jail on Feb. 16 after being arrested by the Ukiah Police Department on open charges and active arrest warrants.

Ortega Reyes was subsequently sentenced and began serving his imprisonment at the Mendocino County Jail on Feb. 29 with a scheduled release date of 01-04-2025.

The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Unit is conducting a coroner's investigation into the cause and classification of Ortega Reyes' death.