Here is more on the story of Jason, an Orange County man who was beaten to death by sheriffs in the OC jail. Sheriffs have denied the charge but today the family presented evidence that he was killed by blunt trauma to the head. The orange county sheriffs department has already been taking heat all last year over the Mike Carona and the OC sheriffs corruption investigations under OC Sheriff Michael Carona.

Lawyer: O.C. Inmate Died From Blows To His Head

SANTA ANA, Calif. An inmate who died April 1 after a jailhouse struggle with Orange County sheriff’s deputies was killed by traumatic blows to his head, an attorney for the man’s father said in remarks reported Wednesday.

Sheriff’s officials had previously said that deputies used a stun gun on Jason Jesus Gomez, 35, at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana, but gave no indication that Gomez sustained head wounds.

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