Death by Cop 2021-2025
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James Pittman
Gender : Male
Age : 46
Race : Black
Date : 02/26/2025
Location : Vista Detention Facility, 325 South Melrose Drive
City : Vista
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : San Diego County Sheriff's Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Found dead in jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man at the Vista Detention Facility in Vista, California, James Pittman found unresponsive in his cell around 5:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead at 6:30 a.m. at a local hospital. He had been in jail for the murder of an unhoused person.
