An inmate at the Robert Presley Detention Center was found dead and authorities were investigating his death Saturday, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced.
Deputies found the man, identified as 46-year-old Ray Gonzalez, unresponsive around 6:55 p.m. Friday in a housing unit cell. Corrections staff and jail medical personnel immediately began performing life-saving measures with support from paramedics, but Gonzalez died.
Investigators from the sheriff’s department and the Riverside County coroner’s bureau assumed the investigation.
Authorities said there were no signs of foul play and the death appeared to be a suicide.
Anyone with relevant information about Gonzalez or his death was encouraged to contact investigator Brett Devine at 951-922-7695.
Gonzalez was arrested in August 2024 in Riverside and was being held without bail on suspicion of first degree burglary, vandalism, prior felony conviction and violation of state parole, according to the sheriff’s website. He had a court date scheduled for Monday.