Inmate dies at hospital after medical emergency at Orange C…

Premises Santa Ana California in Santa Ana, California: Roderick Kent Jerro, a 61-year-old inmate housed at the Orange County Intake Release Center in Santa Ana, suffered a medical emergency on June 30, 2026, and was transported to a local hospital where he died. The Orange County Sheriff's Department and the Orange County District Attorney's Office have launched concurrent investigations into the in-custody death. Jerro had been booked into the facility on June 17, 2026, after his arrest by the Orange Police Department, and was facing several severe criminal charges at the time of his death.