Printed: 11/29/2003

Report#: 2003-1451

SHASTACOUNTY DETENTION FACILITIES * INCIDENT REPORT *

Page:

1Classification..  :094505 Safety Cell Placement Suicidal

Date/Time Occurred: 11/22/200315:55Facility: MJ

Date/Time Reported: 11/22/200317:39Location: _C17

INMATES INVOLVED:

01 02

NAME

BOWEN, DENVER EDWARD FIGUEROA, MICHAEL ANGELO

HOUSING 3 C 17 3 C 17

INMATE KEY# 440824 252230

CLASS INM INM

TYPE SUS WIT

STAFF INVOLVED:

-_ _NAMEc_ =

ESTILL, BEN B GUNSAULS, JESSE P BAKER, JOSEPH B GREEN, LISA E HENDERSHOT, JASMINE BENNETT, EDMUND J TOMSICH, DONNA ELLIS, WYATT

IDCLASSTYPE

=- = =__L0506 __ ""'OFC-=--=--P..:P_

L0514.OFCWIT

L1246SRVWIT

L0230DEPWIT

L0520OFCWIT

L0210DEPWIT

OTH OTH

OTH OTH

SYNOPSIS:

ON11/22/03, SATURDAY, AT APPROXIMATELY, 1555 HOURS INMATE DENVER BOWEN WAS FOUND IN HIS CELL WITH A SELF INFLICTED CUT TO HIS LEFT ARM.

NARRATIVE: ON 11/22/03, SATURDAY, I WAS ASSIGNED AS THE LEVEL 3

B/C PROWLER. AT APPROXIMATELY 1555 HOURS INMATES BEGANKICKING AND YELLING FROM THEIR CELLS IN 3C. SERVICE OFFICER JOSEPH BAKER KEYED INTO THE POD AND HEARD UNIDENTIFIED INMATES YELLING "MAN DOWN". CORRECTIONAL OFFICER JESSE GUNSAULS ENTERED THE POD THROUGH THE CATWALK. INMATES WERE YELLING THAT THEREWAS A MAN DOWN IN CELL 17. CORRECTIONAL OFFICER GUNSAULS WENT, = _To CELL 17. 3Cl7 IS OCCUPIED BY INMATES MICHAEL FIGUEROAAND DENVER BOWEN.CORRECTIONAL OFFICER GUNSAULS SAW INMA'I'EFIGUEROA STANDING BEHIND THE DOOR OF HIS CELL. INMATE FIGUEROA SAID THAT INMATE BOWEN WAS HURT AND BLEEDING. CORRECTIONAL OFFICER GUNSAULS OPENED THE CELL DOOR AND TOLD INMATE FIGUEROA TO HAVE A SEAT IN THE DAYROOM.

IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT I ENTERED THE POD THROUGH THE SLIDER.

I WENT TO CELL 17 TO FIND INMATE BOWEN LAYING ON HIS STOMACH ON THE TOP BUNK. 

INMATE BOWEN WAS NOT RESPONDING TO CORRECTIONAL OFFICER GUNSAULS QUESTIONS OR MINE. INMATE BOWEN'S FACE WASTURNED AWAY FROM US. CORRECTIONAL OFFICER GUNSAULS SAW APIECE OF INMATE BOWEN'S RAZOR BY HIS ARM.CORRECTIONAL OFFICER GUNSAULS GRABBED IT AND SAW IT WAS COVERED WITH BLOOD.

INMATE BOWEN HAD USED THE METAL SCREEN OFF OF HIS ELECTRIC RAZOR

(SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS). I CLIMBED ON THE TOP BUNK TO LOCATE 

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CONTINUED:

THE SOURCE OF THE BLOOD. I FOUND TEAT INMATE BOWEN HAD A CUT APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG ON HIS LEFT ARM IN THE ANTECUBITAL SPACE BETWEEN HIS BICEP AND FOREARM. I COULD NOT TELL THEDEPTH OF WOUND BUT THE BLOOD LOSS WAS MINIMAL.

DEPUTY LISA GREEN, CORRECTIONAL OFFICER JASMINE HENDERSHOT, AND DEPUTY ED BENNETT ARRIVED WITH MEDICAL. TOGETHER WE HELPED INMATE BOWEN OFF OF HIS BUNK AND HE WAS TAKEN DOWN TO MEDICAL WITH NURSE WYATT ELLIS AND NURSE DONNA TOMSICH. I INTERVIEWED INMATE FIGUEROA AND HE TOLD ME THAT INMATE BOWEN HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS WIFE. INMATE FIGUEROA SAID INMATE BOWEN HAD RECIEVED A LETTER TODAY FROM HIS WIFE.

-I THEN 'TALKED TO INMATE BOWEN IN MEDICAL.  INMATE BOWEN TOLDME THAT HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS WIFE. HE DID NOTTELL ME WHY HE CUT HIS ARM. I ALLOWED INMATE BOWEN TO CALLHIS WIFE FOR A FEW MINUTES. AFTER THE PHONE CALL INMATE BOWEN WAS PLACED IN THE MEDICAL SAFETY CELL WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Reporting Employee #506 Facility Manager

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