Local News in Brief : Orange : Asthmatic Jail Inmate Who Died Is Identified
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An Orange County Jail inmate who died at UCI Medical Center in Orange was identified as a Santa Ana resident, Sheriff’s Department officials said Wednesday.
Anniele Gillian, 37, had been arrested by Santa Ana police on Jan. 4 on suspicion of possession of narcotics. She was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange Monday night after she experienced difficulty breathing, Sheriff’s Lt. Richard J. Olson said.
When Gillian was booked into the jail, a physician determined that she had acute asthma and placed her in the jail’s infirmary for observation.
Gillian began having difficulty breathing and the medical staff gave her medication, Olson said.
However, she suffered another asthma attack about 10:45 p.m. and the jail physician ordered her sent to UCI Medical Center for further evaluation and treatment, Olson said.
She arrived at the medical center’s trauma room at 12:20 a.m. Tuesday and died less than 2 hours later, he said.
An investigation is under way, and an autopsy is pending.
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