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SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 21, 2025) – On Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, an inmate who was housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died at a local hospital.
The inmate, Juan Vasquez Pulido, 38, no known residence, was booked into jail on Feb. 5, 2025, by the Anaheim Police Department for drug related offenses.
The same day, Pulido was the victim of an assault by another inmate, Irving Josue Morales, 23, while on the booking loop of the Intake Release Center.
The assault occurred in a holding cell while both inmates were waiting to be housed. Deputies located Pulido unconscious in the holding cell and provided medical aid before he was transported to the hospital by paramedics. At the hospital, Pulido was placed into a medically-induced coma. On Feb. 21, Pulido died while at the hospital.
Initially, Morales was charged with CPC 664/187 – Attempted Murder. However, as a result of Pulido’s death, additional charges for Morales may be considered by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office will investigate the in-custody death. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will conduct an in-custody death review. No additional information will be released at this time.
About the Intake Release Center
The Intake Release Center (IRC) is responsible for processing all individuals being booked into, and released from, the Orange County Jail system. The intake process includes extensive medical and mental health screening, classification, and records processing. This is to ensure that incarcerated individuals are appropriately housed and are receiving the appropriate level of care while in the custody of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
There is also a considerable amount of long-term housing at the IRC, as it contains more than 800 beds. In response to the increased demand for mental health care, the majority of the IRC’s housing has been converted into acute mental health housing for both the male and female population. Incarcerated individuals may be housed at the IRC upon intake or transferred back to the IRC after being housed at one of the Department’s other custodial facilities if it is determined that they are in need of a higher level of care.
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