Police report details what led to arrest of Radford University student who then died in jail
RADFORD, Va. โ Prior to his arrest, an 18-year-old Radford University student was found drunk in another studentโs dorm room, according to Radford University police. 10 News acquired the police report that breaks down what happened prior to Aris Eduardo Lobo-Perez being arrested and taken to jail, where he later died. They arrived and spoke with the RA on duty who, according to the police report, told them that someone had staggered into the building with bloodshot eyes. When the fifth-floor RA arrived, he identified the individual in question as Lobo-Perez. He was then taken to the magistrate at the New River Valley Regional Jail and transferred into the jailโs custody.
No charges filed in connection with Radford University studentโs death at New River Valley Regional Jail
DUBLIN, Va. โ Authorities will not file any charges in connection with a Radford University studentโs death last year at the New River Valley Regional Jail. Lobo-Perez died from opioid toxicity, compounded by acute and chronic asthma, according to the medical examinerโs office in Roanoke. The case is now officially closed and no one is charged in connection with the medical examinerโs findings, according to Virginia State Police. The investigation was conducted at the request of the New River Valley Regional Jail. Lobo-Perez was then taken to New River Valley Regional Jail in Pulaski County.
Cause of death released after Radford student dies in jail
RADFORD, Va. โ A Radford studentโs death has been ruled an accident after he was found dead in his cell at the New River Valley Regional Jail in September. Around 7:20 a.m. Thursday: Jail personnel approached Lobo-Perez to offer him breakfast, which he declined. Authorities say jail personnel tried to resuscitate Lobo-Perez immediately, but he was declared dead at the jail. At a yard sale to benefit Lobo-Perezโs family, a friend, Joey Fernandez, described him as a funny guy. In a statement, Radford Universityโs vice president of student affairs expressed sympathy for Lobo-Perezโs family and friends.
State police release timeline of Radford University student's jail death
DUBLIN, Va. - State police released a timeline of events in connection with last week's death of 18-year-old Aris Eduardo Lobo-Perez inside the New River Valley Regional Jail. At about 7:20 a.m. Thursday, jail personnel approached Lobo-Perez to offer him breakfast, which he declined. At 7:50 a.m., jail personnel found Lobo-Perez unresponsive in his cell, according to state police. Police say that jail personnel made immediate efforts to resuscitate Lobo-Perez; however, he was declared dead at the jail. State police investigators are awaiting additional information and analysis from the medical examiner as they continue their investigation into Lobo-Perez's death.
State police still investigating Radford University student's death
RADFORD, Va. - Aris Eduardo Lobo-Perez, 18, had just started his college career when it ended last week. I will die, I will fight for my son, to find the truth," Lobo-Perez's mother, Dixiana Perez, said. Virginia State Police are investigating the death. Geller said jails are not required to have state police investigate when an inmate dies, but requesting a state police investigation is not uncommon for jails. In a statement, Radford University's vice president of student affairs expressed sympathy for Lobo-Perez's family and friends.