SLO County Jail inmate transported to hospital in critical condition

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First responders transported an inmate at the San Luis Obispo County Jail to the hospital in critical condition on May 22, according to a press release.

At about 6 p.m., cellmates informed correctional deputies that Bruce McKnight, 65, was having a medical emergency. Deputies discovered McKnight was not breathing and had no pulse and started CPR.

After McKnight’s cellmates told deputies he may have taken drugs, jail staff provided McKnight Narcan — a medication to treat an overdose.

It took deputies seven minutes to regain a pulse on McKnight. He was then transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

On Friday, a judge released McKnight from the sheriff’s department’s custody under compassionate release conditions, according to the press release. McKnight remains in the hospital.

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