Authorities on Wednesday publicly identified a man who died last week after being found unconscious in his cell at San Diego Central Jail.
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A sheriff’s deputy performing security rounds at the Front Street detention center discovered William Mondesi, 34, passed out and unresponsive shortly before 7:30 p.m. Friday, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Paramedics took Mondesi to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, sheriff’s Lt. Juan Marquez said.
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A cause-of-death ruling in the case remains on hold pending completion of postmortem examinations.
Mondesi had been in jail — housed alone — since last Thursday, when he was arrested on drug charges.
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The death remains under investigation.
