An Oakland man was left for dead for several days at Santa Rita Jail as new allegations are surfacing for the first time that deputies doctored the books to make it seem like they were checking in on him, when in fact, they did not provide any meaningful care, KTVU has learned.
Exclusive body camera video obtained by KTVU shows no one physically checked on Maurice Monk, who is seen lying half naked on his bunk, for at least three days, possibly four. And when deputies finally found the 45-year-old's body, stacks of uneaten food trays and pills lay scattered about the floor near an oblong puddle of urine by the foot of his bed.
Part of what makes it difficult is that some of the body camera video is not dated right. For example, some videos are time stamped Nov. 16, 2021 – the day after Monk was pronounced dead – even though the video shows deputies finding Monk dead that day. One or two days before his official death, Monk can be faintly heard gurgling. On another day, the video shows his left arm had moved slightly. video shows a deputy entering the Monk's cell and kicking away several uneaten food trays stacked on the floor. Then the deputy exits without doing anything further.
Jail policy dictates that deputies must check on anyone in Housing Unit 1, where incarcerated people are held in isolation, every 30 minutes. But the policy doesn't spell out that the "check" means the person must be physically touched or spoken to directly. The day before Monk was found dead, another incarcerated man told deputies that Monk hadn't eaten since Nov. 10, 2021.The deputy did not seem concerned and moved on to the next cell, the video shows.Deputy Ryan Sprague noted in an investigative report that Monk was last seen "alive and ambulatory on camera" on Nov. 11, 2021.
Shortly after she was elected sheriff in June 2022, KTVU asked Sanchez what she knew about Monk’s death. California law mandates the public disclosure of an internal investigation only if law enforcement is found to have engaged in dishonesty, excessive force causing great body injury or sexual assault.
He had been seen at Kaiser by a psychiatrist for at least six years, and his sisters did their best to take him each month to receive his Haldol shots. Elvira Monk had contacted the jail to let them know her brother needed to take his prescribed medications, specifically Haldol, for his schizophrenia.
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