MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Merced County Sheriff's office is investigating after finding a 21-year-old man was dead in the main jail.
Around 4 p.m. Wednesday evening, correctional officers found an unresponsive man at the facility on West 22nd and N Streets.
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Staff identified him as Jacob Merlin Apodaca.
They say Apodaca appeared to have been the victim of an assault and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Investigators are now working to determine who is responsible for the deadly attack.