Prisoner in Anaheim City Jail Dies After Complaining of Pains in Chest

A 30-year-old Anaheim jail inmate died early Monday morning, several hours after he had complained of chest pains, an Anaheim police spokesman said Monday.

Sgt. Larry Kurtz said cause of death of the inmate, whose name was withheld pending notification of next of kin, was listed by the Orange County coroner’s office as a heart attack.

Kurtz said the man was arrested about 3 a.m. for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and was taken to the Anaheim City Jail. He was taken later to Anaheim Memorial Hospital about two hours later after he complained of chest pains.

Shortly after arriving at the hospital about 5:20 a.m., the inmate went into cardiac arrest. He died about two hours later, Kurtz said.

The police and Orange County district attorney’s office are conducting a joint investigation of the jail death, Kurtz said.