Inmate Found Dead In Cell At Falkenburg Road Jail

Tampa FL

18 February, 2021

1:10 PM

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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation into the death of an inmate at the Falkenburg Road Jail. Around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, Vincentito Otero, 50, was discovered unresponsive on the floor of his single-person cell by detention deputies during a routine check. Jail medical staff and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded, but were unable to revive Otero. A cause of death is pending the results of an examination by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office. Otero was arrested Dec. 28 for resisting an officer without Violence, possession of a controlled substance and battery. Hillsborough SheriffVincentito Otero, 50, was found dead at the Falkenburg Road Jail.