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Autopsy Shows Ventura County Jail Inmate Who Collapsed In Court Died From Natural Causes

An autopsy indicates a Ventura County Jail inmate who collapsed during a court appearance died as a result of a pre-existing medical condition.

Walter Shandor of Oxnard was in a courtroom at the Ventura County Courthouse in Ventura Tuesday morning when he began having chest pains. Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies took him to a holding area, and called paramedics.

When he became unresponsive, the deputies began CPR on the 61 year old man. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died a short time later.