Overview
- Police say the incident began around 10:44 p.m. Saturday when San Pablo Lytton Casino reported a banned guest refusing to leave.
- Casino security told dispatchers the man was resisting and had him handcuffed before San Pablo officers arrived.
- Responding officers reported no use of force, arrested the El Cerrito resident on suspicion of trespassing, and transported him toward the county jail.
- At the Martinez Detention Facility, the man suffered an unknown medical emergency, received aid from jail staff and Contra Costa Fire Protection District personnel, and was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
- The Contra Costa County Sheriff later clarified the man was not accepted or booked into the jail, and San Pablo police and the county district attorney are conducting a joint investigation while his identity is withheld pending family notification.