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Inmate Chokes to Death at Banning Jail
BANNING (CNS) - A 48-year-old inmate choked on food while inside a
housing unit at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility and was pronounced
dead, authorities announced Monday.
Deputies assigned to the Banning facility received notification of the
inmate undergoing a medical emergency on Sunday, prompting jail staff and
medical personnel to immediately respond to the housing unit until the arrival
of paramedics, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.
Paramedics performed life-saving measures in an attempt to revive the
inmate, identified as 48-year-old Robert Wayne Shingleton of Aguanga, but
despite efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene, sheriff's officials said.
Riverside Sheriff's Corrections Central Investigations Bureau and
Coroner's Bureau investigators assumed the investigation into Shingleton's
death.
Shingleton's family has been notified about his death.
Anyone with information regarding Shingleton's death was urged to call
Investigator Brett Devine at 951-955-7019.
Copyright 2026, City News Service, Inc.
By: City News Service
April 28, 2026
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