A 39-year-old inmate facing five felony counts of lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 discovered unresponsive inside a housing unit cell in Riverside was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities announced Monday.
Deputies from the Robert Presley Detention Center located Riverside resident Anthony Wayne Brooks Sunday and immediately began performing life-saving measures until the arrival of paramedics, who later pronounced Brooks dead at the scene.
Investigators did not determine any evidence of foul play, and an ongoing investigation into the inmate’s death continued Monday evening.
Brooks also faced one felony count each of being a felon in possession of a gun, and vandalism, and misdemeanor counts of DUI, disobeying a court order and possessing drug paraphernalia, according to jail records.
Anyone with information regarding the in-custody death was urged to call Investigator Justin Williams at 951-922-7152.