The Coroner Division compiles annual reports on deaths in the county. The latest reports can be found below.
Mission Viejo, Ca. (Dec. 21, 2024): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Monday, December 23, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone that...
On Sunday, December 29, 2024, an Orange County Jail inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Module N died while inside custody. The decedent, 34-year-old Anthony Creston Brown of Cerritos, was a Black male who was awaiting trial. The decedent's manner and means of death are awaiting final determination by the Orange County Coroner.
On Sunday, December 29, 2024, an Orange County Jail inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Module N died while inside custody. The decedent, 34-year-old Anthony Creston Brown of Cerritos, was a Black male who was awaiting trial. The decedent's manner and means of death are awaiting final determination by the Orange County Coroner.
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On Sunday, January 12, 2025, an Orange County Jail inmate housed in the Correctional Medical Services wing of a local hospital died while inside custody. The decedent, 42-year-old James Rudolph Jones of Cerritos, was a White male in-custody for a probation violation. The decedent's manner and means of death are awaiting final determination by the Orange County Coroner.
On Friday, January 17, 2025, an Orange County Jail inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in G-Barracks died at UCI Medical Center, Orange. The decedent, Scott Theodore Remick, was a 51-year-old white male from Anaheim who was awaiting trial. The decedent's manner and means of death are awaiting final determination by the Orange County Coroner.
