“It’s pretty standard stuff that somebody doesn’t answer us,” Evanoff says. Pineda didn’t respond when asked if he wanted medication, Evanoff says. “He showed no signs of distress and was breathing.” He says that county medical staff accompanied him on one of the five times he checked on Pineda’s cell that afternoon, and emphasized that the word “unresponsive” has multiple meanings. HR refused to provide a reason for his termination, he says. 10 to report to Human Resources and was terminated the following day. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to WW’s questions about Evanoff’s firing.Įvanoff, who was hired a year ago and was nearing the end of his probationary period, says he was told on Aug. They illustrate concerning circumstances inside the jail as employees face staffing shortages, a rise in smuggled fentanyl, and the increasing number of mentally ill inmates under their care.

The two documents obtained by WW-roster and jail log-and the account provided by Evanoff offer new details into the sixth death inside Multnomah County jails in three months. Info in case next Deputy sees his cell (7D26) empty,” Evanoff wrote that day at 2:46 pm. He has been checked on every check since and will not respond. He was unresponsive during medpass but is most definitely breathing. “Inmate Pineda has been laying face down by the door since lunch.

This Adult facility hosts inmates from all of Multnomah County under the governorship of the Oregon Sherriff. The 1037-bed capacity facility has been operational since 1990 and boasts of about 4648 bookings yearly. WW obtained a copy of a log entry written by Evanoff that says Pineda had appeared unresponsive for hours. Multnomah County Inverness Jail is a medium-security Adult in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Multnomah county jail roster