Marine Veteran Dies After Sedation in Hayward Police Custody During Mental Health Crisis

Marine Veteran Dies After Sedation in Hayward Police Custody During Mental Health Crisis

Marine vet Nathan Hoang died in Hayward police custody after being sedated with midazolam during a mental health crisis. His case, disclosed 6 weeks later, raises concerns over sedative use and police response to psychiatric emergencies.According to Bay Area News Group, Nathan Hoang, a 41-year-old Marine Corps veteran and father of six from Hayward, died in police custody in March, nine days after a paramedic injected him with midazolam—a contro…

‘Wonderful man’: Hayward man who died in police custody was combat veteran, father of 6

HAYWARD — Cynthia Fernandez has had plenty of time over the past month to reflect on the 16 years she knew her ex-husband and father of her son, Nathan Hoang, and to ponder exactly what happened the morning he was killed. “He was such a good man. Nathan had a huge heart. He cared for people, he was kind. He was always for doing the right thing,” Fernandez said in an interview, before addressing the circumstances around his death. “Even in that s…