A woman died while in custody at the Ventura County Jail.
It happened just before 2 a.m. Sunday, at the county’s Todd Road Jail facility.
Deputies doing routine checkups on inmates noticed Cynthia Rizalla appeared to be suffering from a medical emergency inside her cell.
The deputies started providing medical aid, and called for the jail’s medical staff. Ventura County firefighters, and paramedics also responded. But, the 53-year-old Oxnard woman was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy is pending.