By Keri BlakingerLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — More than a month after the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced the “unexpected passing” of a deputy, medical examiner records now show he died from the effects of methamphetamine. It was not clear whether officials found any drug paraphernalia or illicit substances at the scene of Stewart’s death. Stewart joined the Sheriff’s Department in 2006 and later worked at the Inmate Reception Center before transferring to the South Los Angeles Station in 2014. “Jonathan dedicated a decade serving the South Los Angeles community,” the department said in a statement in April. of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs launched an online fundraiser to support Stewart’s widow and children.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 21, 2024 15:02 UTC