Inmate was transferred to medical unit and returned to general population hours before he was found dead of natural causes
Flagstaff - Fifty-three-year-old Larry Joseph Diaz died Tuesday, July 26, while incarcerated at the Coconino County Detention Facility. Diaz was sentenced to serve time by the Flagstaff Municipal Court. He began to serve his sentence on June 29, 2011. On July 21, less than a month after he began his sentence, Diaz complained of back pain and was transferred to the medical unit of the detention facility.
On July 26, at about 10:47 a.m., detention facility nurses assessed Diaz and determined it was in his best interest to be transferred back to general population. At 3:20 p.m., when a nurse and a detention officer were doing medication distribution rounds, Diaz did not get up from his bed to take his medication. The nurse determined Diaz was not breathing and administered CPR in an attempt to revive him. Once the Flagstaff Fire Department and Guardian Medical Transport Paramedics arrived they continued life saving efforts. Diaz did not survive and was pronounced deceased at 3:44 PM.
On Wednesday, July 27, during an autopsy performed by the Coconino County Medical Examiner, it was determined that Diaz had severe Coronary Artery Disease and died as a result of natural causes. Sheriff Bill Pribil and the men and women of the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office extend their deepest sympathies to Diaz’s family members.
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