Ramona man found dead in his bunk in San Diego sheriff’s custody – NBC 7 San Diego

A 38-year-old Ramona man in a San Diego prison convicted of multiple child molestation counts was found dead in his bunk Sunday.

According to San Diego County sheriff’s officials, officers discovered Majid Arif Almajid lying unresponsive in his bunk at the George Bailey Detention Center around 11:15 a.m. Sunday.

Officials said prison officers and medical staff attempted to revive Almajid, as did CAL FIRE paramedics.

Almajid was arrested Dec. 20 by the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force on “multiple counts” of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child 10 years old or younger and oral copulation or sexual penetration with a child 10 years old or younger arrested. He was booked into San Diego Central Jail and transferred to the George Bailey Detention Facility six days later.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of Almajid’s death. The sheriff’s homicide unit was investigating.