41-Year-Old Riverside County Inmate Dies In Custody

INDIO, CA — The Riverside County Sheriff's Department was investigating the death of an inmate at the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio, the sheriff's department announced over the weekend.

Deputies assigned to the detention center found an unresponsive man in a cell on Monday around 3:30 p.m., according to Deputy Richard Carroll.

Custody staff and jail medical personnel administered life-saving measures before paramedics and Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department personnel arrived and took over, according to Carroll.

The inmate, identified as 41-year-old Ruben Guzman, was taken to a hospital for further treatment, where he died on Friday.

According to deputies, there were no signs of foul play and the investigation was ongoing.

Anyone with additional information was encouraged to contact investigator John Layos at 951-922-7152.