On Wednesday, Santa Babara County District Attorney's Office concluded that the in-custody death of Jaime Angel Gonzalez on Dec. 28, 2022, was accidental and the actions by corrections personnel were "reasonable and lawful" and that they bear no state criminal liability regarding the incident.
The death of Santa Barbara County Jail inmate Jaime Angel Gonzalez on Dec. 28, 2022 has been determined to be an accident, according to a report released Wednesday by the
Santa Barbara County officials confirmed Wednesday that Jaime Angel Gonzalez died of a meth overdose while in custody at the northern branch of the Santa Barbara County Jail in Dec. 2022.