A Morro Bay man, arrested twice in one day on minor alcohol charges, collapsed in custody at the County Jail and later died at a San Luis Obispo hospital, the Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday.
According to the Morro Bay police logs, officers arrested the man at 12:19 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 following a disturbance call in the 2100 block of Main St., for suspicion of being drunk in public. He was reportedly taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center for a medical check and then booked into County Jail.
He was released on his own recognizance at 5:53 p.m., and at 8:06 p.m. MBPD officers were called back to the 2100 block of Main for another disturbance. The man, identified as David Osborn, Sr., 63 of Morro Bay was arrested for a second time in a day for alleged drunk in public and a probation violation. Again he was checked out medically before being locked up at about 12:11 a.m. Jan. 11. Once inside jail, his fortunes turned for the worse.
Sheriff’s spokesman, Tony Cipolla, said, “Before Osborn was placed in the jail and while still in the Intake Release Center, Osborn was seen twice by medical staff for complaints of a blood sugar imbalance. He was seen once at 2:30 a.m. and then again at 7:15 a.m.”
Jail staff took Osborn to the jail’s medical office where he walked in of his own accord at 8:49 a.m.
“Osborn was sitting on a bench outside the medical office when he collapsed in the presence of custody staff,” Cipolla said. “Immediate medical assistance was provided by custody and medical staff.” He was hit with a defibrillator, given oxygen and CPR was administered to Osborn. Cipolla said Cal Fire and San Luis Ambulance responded and transported him to Sierra Vista with CPR being continued.
Osborn was died at the hospital at 9:57 a.m., Cipolla said. An autopsy is planned to determine the cause of death and Cipolla said no further details are available at this time.
