On October 16, 2013, Santa Rosa (CA) police responded to a call at an apartment complex where he was alleged to have held hostage one man and threatened another, both of whom had helped him transport a truckload of furniture from Palm Springs to this community 50 miles north of San Francisco. He went unconscious during the struggle with police, who restrained him with handcuffs and a "maximum restraint cord," and he blacked out. Paramedics were called to the scene and the restraints were removed, but he was pronounced dead 30 minutes later. A toxicology report showed he tested positive for methamphetamine.
