MODESTO, Calif. — A Modesto man, whom the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department described as being in an "altered state," died while he was in custody on July 16.
Sheriff's deputies arrested 36-year-old Rudy Santillan on Imperial Avenue in Modesto.
The sheriff's department said Santillan began to have a medical emergency after he was arrested. Santillan was then transported to Doctors Medical Center where he died.
Department officials said they plan to release the body camera video footage.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Detective Fisher at 209-525-7083.