"Kenyonna Farr of Oakland was arrested Tuesday by Oakland police under suspicion of a court order violation and booked into the Santa Rita Jail around 4:45 pm. Farr was taken to a holding cell in the jail's Intake Transfer and Release area early Thursday morning while she waited for transportation to court. At 7:20 am Thursday, Farr was found unresponsive in the holding cell and taken to the hospital."
"Medical staff cleared Farr around 12:30 pm that day, and she was taken back to Santa Rita Jail, having missed her court date. Friday morning at 3:42 am, deputies found Farr unconscious in the cell during an observation check. After performing life-saving measures, medics pronounced Farr dead at 4:18 am Friday."
"Farr's cause of death will be determined after the autopsy is completed. The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has been notified of Farr's death, and state law requires that the case also be reported to the California Attorney General's Office. Farr's death is the 76th in-custody death at Santa Rita Jail since 2014."
Kenyonna Farr, 37, was arrested Tuesday by Oakland police for a court order violation and booked into Santa Rita Jail. Early Thursday morning, she was found unresponsive in a holding cell and transported to the hospital, where medical staff cleared her around 12:30 pm. She was returned to the jail and missed her court date. Friday at 3:42 am, deputies discovered Farr unconscious during an observation check. Despite life-saving measures, she was pronounced dead at 4:18 am. Her cause of death will be determined by autopsy. The Alameda County District Attorney's Office and California Attorney General's Office have been notified. This death represents the 76th in-custody death at Santa Rita Jail since 2014.
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