Two weeks after injury in jail, inmate dies in a Sonoma County hospital

Investigators are looking into the death of a 48-year-old man two weeks after he was found unconscious in his Sonoma County jail cell.

On July 18, Michael Webber, 48, transient, died at a Sonoma County hospital following an injury he received July 4 while in custody at the Main Adult Detention Facility.

Webber’s death is under investigation because it appears he died from complications from the injury he received while in jail, according to a Sheriff’s Office statement today.

On June 29, Webber was arrested and booked into jail by the Santa Rosa Police Department for violation of probation and vandalism. On July 4, Webber was found unresponsive and alone in his cell; he appeared to be having a seizure. He was Webber transported to a local hospital and admitted for treatment of a head injury.

He remained in the hospital until he died on July 18.

The Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Detectives and Coroner’s Office are investigating Webber’s death because it appears he died from complications from the injury he received while in jail, according to Misti D. Wood, Community Engagement Liaison.