CA Woman Elisa Serna ID’d As Las Colinas Santee Jail Death ‘Found Unresponsive’ In Cell

SANTEE, CA. (THECOUNT) — Elisa Serna has been identified as the jail inmate found dead of unknown causes this week at Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility.

Serna, 24, was found lifeless by deputies as they conducted a security check of the Santee women’s jail on Monday.

Jail officials discovered Serna of Alpine unconscious in her cell in a medical observation unit at the Santee women’s jail shortly after 8 p.m. Monday, according to sheriff’s officials.

Lifesaving efforts on the part of detentions staff and paramedics failed to revive her, Lt. Michael Blevins said, reports FOX5.

Serna, who had been in custody for six days on suspicion of theft and drug-related offenses, was alone in her cell when she was discovered unresponsive, and “no preliminary evidence of foul play was discovered,” the lieutenant said.

A cause-of-death ruling in the case is on hold pending completion of postmortem tests, according to Blevins.

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