EPSO Press Release: On January 17, 2020, at approximately 9:50 PM, an inmate in the El Paso County Jail died while in custody.  The inmate was housed in the medical section at the time, and passed despite immediate life saving measures by deputies, medical staff and first responders.

The sergeants and deputies involved in this incident are:

Sergeant Amy Ward, date of hire: 03-17-2008, assigned to Security Division.

Sergeant Lene Lipford, date of hire: 12-15-2010, assigned to Security Division.

Deputy Alexander Yakovlev, date of hire: 05-31-2016, assigned to Security Division.

Deputy Araceli Valle, date of hire: 08-29-2016, assigned to Security Division.

Deputy Candace Bradburry, date of hire: 06-10-2019, assigned to Security Division.

Deputy David Divine, date of hire: 08-27-2018, assigned to Security Division.

Deputy Elmer Ibarra, date of hire: 09-06-2016, assigned to Security Division.

Deputy John Vela, date of hire: 05-14-2018, assigned to Security Division.

Deputy Kyle Shelhamer, date of hire: 04-04-2011, assigned to Security Division.

Deputy Lisa Webster, date of hire: 05-31-2016, assigned to Security Division.

All sergeants and deputies have returned to full duty.

Any further updates or information will only come from the Colorado Springs Police Department as the investigation allows.

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