A San Diego doctor who was on duty at the county jail has been charged in the death of a 24-year-old female inmate who collapsed in front of a nurse who was also charged in the case.
This photo depicts the front entry way into the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility public lobby.
Dr. Friederike Von Lintig, 57, was arraigned in San Diego Superior Court in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon in connection with the November 2019 death of 24-year-old Elisa Serna at the Las Colinas Detention Facility in the San Diego suburb of Santee, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office said.
The charges against the doctor were brought after the district attorney’s office received additional analysis from experts, including from the Medical Board of California, that shows criminal negligence by the physician contributed to the inmate’s death, the sherriff’s department said. Officials did not elaborate on what that evidence is.
According to prosecutors, Serna passed out in front of Pascua the next day and the nurse did not check her vital signs and instead left her on the floor for about an hour before returning with deputies to begin “futile lifesaving measures.”
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