KCSO Reports detention center death

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office has requested the Klamath Falls Police Department lead an investigation into the death of an Adult in Custody (AIC) which was discovered in the Klamath County Detention Center just before midnight on Thursday, July 1, 2021.

Detectives responded to the jail after Francisco Garcia Torres, 38, was found by deputies to be unresponsive. Lifesaving efforts by deputies and medical personnel were unsuccessful.

Torres was being held on charges of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful manufacture/delivery of a schedule II controlled substance, unlawful possession of cocaine, methamphetamine, and a firearm.

Mr. Torres’ family has been notified and the investigation is ongoing.