Florida: Caridad Dorta jailed on DUI charge told deputies she was taking bi-polar meds; found dead in jail infirmary


Booking photo of Caridad Dorta, found dead in Palm Beach County Jail infirmary.

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From Palm Beach Post
A woman who would have turned 52 today died Sunday night while being held in the Palm Beach County Jail.
The suburban West Palm Beach woman’s name is being withheld by The Palm Beach Post because a sheriff’s spokeswoman said deputies had not reached the woman’s next of kin.
The woman was booked into the jail Saturday morning on charges of DUI, resisting an officer with violence and assault on an officer or firefighter.
When booked into the jail, she was taken to the infirmary because of medical problems. In her mugshot, her left eye is almost swollen shut and blood appears to be around and possibly in her left nostril. ….MORE

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