Lake Elsinore man found hanging in his Newport jail cell

A 50-year-old Lake Elsinore man died Thursday after he reportedly hung himself in his jail cell while in the custody of the Newport Beach Police Department, according to a police department statement.

The department’s custodial officer found the man in his cell at about 2 p.m. during a routine check and activated the emergency management system, the statement said. Newport Beach Fire paramedics attempted to resuscitate the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, the statement said.

The department has never had an in-custody death prior to this incident, according to the police statement.

The victim’s name has not been released due to next of kin notification and the sensitive nature of the investigation, the statement said. He was arrested Thursday morning by police because of a number of criminal warrants, the statement said.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office will conduct the investigation into the death.