Oxnard Man Tried to Hang Self, Jail Says
A 38-year-old Ventura County Jail inmate was on life-support systems late Thursday after attempting to hang himself in his cell, authorities said.
Manuel Roa of Oxnard had tied a shredded bed sheet to an upper-bunk bed frame and attempted to hang himself about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Another inmate returning from a court appearance spotted Roa and called for help.
Deputies immediately cut him down and began administering aid, authorities said. Roa was transferred to Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura.
Roa, who wrote a suicide note, had been in jail since Sunday on drug charges. An investigation of the incident is continuing.
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