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A man accused of committing a murder in Berkeley this summer died at an Alameda County hospital on Tuesday, roughly 18 hours after experiencing a medical emergency at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, according to the sheriff’s office.
The investigation into the death of 57-year-old inmate Steve Addison remains ongoing, according to a press release from Alameda County sheriff’s Sgt. Roberto Morales late Wednesday night.
Addison, a Black man who lived in Oakland and had serious and chronic health issues, had been in custody at the Dublin jail since about 8:30 a.m. Aug. 1, hours after he was arrested by the Berkeley Police Department on a murder charge, according to Morales. Berkeley police previously reported the case involved a fatal shooting on the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way on July 3.
A jail deputy conducting a routine observation check on Monday (Sept. 16) around 1:50 a.m. noticed Addison, who was classified into a therapeutic housing unit, experiencing an apparent medical emergency with difficulty breathing and speaking, according to Morales.
The sergeant said deputies and personnel with the jail’s medical partner, Wellpath, took Addison to the trauma room before he was ultimately transported to a local hospital a short time later.
“SRJ personnel contacted Mr. Addison’s family, advised them of his condition and made arrangements for them to visit him at the hospital. Mr. Addison suffered from several chronic, serious illnesses and his condition continued to decline while at the hospital,” Morales said.
Hospital staff informed Addison’s next of kin and sheriff’s deputies at approximately 1:40 p.m. Tuesday that he died, according to the sergeant.
“The Medical Examiner will determine his cause of death,” Morales said. “We have notified the District Attorney’s Office and will submit a report to the California Attorney General’s Office in accordance with California Government Code 12525. This is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at this time.”
