By Thomas Hughes. Bay City News.
Two men incarcerated at the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City who were found dead in separate cases one day apart were identified Wednesday by the San Mateo County Coroner's Office as Peter Edward McLaughlin, a 64-year-old Pacifica resident. and Ronald Simmons, 34, of San Bruno.
McLaughlin was found dead in his cell early Friday morning during an hourly check, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
An initial statement from the Sheriff's Office said McLaughlin likely died of natural causes, but an investigation into the death is underway.
According to the coroner's office, the report on the cause of death could take up to 12 weeks to complete.
For his part, Simmons was found unconscious the next day, Saturday, in another cell in the jail's behavioral health unit, where he was housed alone, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Despite life-saving measures, Simmons could not be revived. His death was initially believed to be a suicide and remains under investigation by the county coroner's office.
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