Inmate Dies After Reportedly Swallowing Meth

The Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office reports that 23-year-old Brandon Perez was booked into county jail on Tuesday by the Sonora Police Department for charges of domestic battery, violation of a domestic violence restraining order, and kidnapping. After completing the medical screening at the jail, Perez was placed into a sobering cell due to alcohol intoxication, and he later went to a county jail cell.