Bakersfield- The Coroner says a 25-year-old Bakersfield man who died in the custody of sheriff's deputies in June succombed to meth intoxication. The coroner says the cause of Wilfredo ramos' death has been ruled accidental.
Deputies said Ramos ran from them in the 1900 block of South J Street while they were there on a separate case attempting to locate a suspect who had a felony warrant.
When they reached Ramos, deputies got into what they called a brief scuffle.
Eyewitness who videotaped it said the fight was more serious and Ramos was beaten.
An ambulance was called to check on Ramos, but deputies say he declined treatment.
Deputies say Ramos started having medical complications in the back of a patrol car so they took off his handcuffs and performed CPR. He later died at a hospital.
The department says two baggies of possible drugs were found in Ramos's throat.
Deputies said Ramos ran from them in the 1900 block of South J Street while they were there on a separate case attempting to locate a suspect who had a felony warrant.
When they reached Ramos, deputies got into what they called a brief scuffle.
Eyewitness who videotaped it said the fight was more serious and Ramos was beaten.
An ambulance was called to check on Ramos, but deputies say he declined treatment.
Deputies say Ramos started having medical complications in the back of a patrol car so they took off his handcuffs and performed CPR. He later died at a hospital.
The department says two baggies of possible drugs were found in Ramos's throat.