Inmate Bobby Ray Patton, 46, died Saturday at Vista Detention Facility; cause under investigation.

Bobby Ray Patton, a 46-year-old inmate at Vista Detention Facility, died on Saturday after reporting flu-like symptoms and being placed in medical isolation. Despite efforts to save him, Patton was found unresponsive and pronounced dead shortly after. The cause of death is undetermined following an initial autopsy, and the Sheriff's Homicide Unit is investigating. Patton was arrested on November 24 for allegedly bringing controlled substances into a correctional facility.

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