Â
Sponsored by
CALIFORNIA NEWS
Feds: San Diego man forgotten in cell for 5 days
Posted: May 1, 2012 10:10 AM by The Associated Press (KO)
Updated: May 1, 2012 10:11 AM
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Federal authorities say they are reviewing their detention policies after leaving a forgotten 24-year-old student from the University of California, San Diego in a holding cell for five days.
U-T San Diego reports the unidentified man and eight others were detained following a drug bust that yielded 18,000 ecstasy pills, other drugs and weapons.
Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman Amy Roderick says eight suspects were taken elsewhere, but the man was somehow left behind. It wasn't clear if he had any access to food or water.
Last Wednesday - five days later - paramedics were summoned to the cell and took the man to a hospital, where he was treated and released.
Roderick says the man told agents he had used methamphetamine that he found in the cell.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
PLEASE HELP US MODERATE COMMENTS
Offensive or inappropriate comments are subject to removal. To report a comment, please e-mail us at feedback@ksby.com, and include the name of the story and information on the comment.
Thank you! KSBY.com
KSBY.COM VIDEOS
-
Search and rescue efforts continue for seven still missing in wake of Texas tornados
Views: 15 May 17, 2013
Comments