On Wednesday February 2, 2022 at approximately 5:40 p.m. Yuba County Jail Inmate Daniel Herbert, age of 45 of Wheatland, was found unresponsive in his jail cell by correctional staff.  Jail and medical personnel immediately began administering CPR and called for an ambulance. Herbert was transported to Adventist Hospital in Marysville where he was hospitalized in critical condition, before passing away Thursday afternoon 2/3/2022.  

Daniel Herbert was in custody at the Yuba County Jail since 1/22/2022, following his arrest by Wheatland Police Department for Felony Possession and Transportation of a Controlled Substance for Sale.

Preliminary evidence suggests Herbert attempted suicide. A Coroner’s investigation is underway with the official determination of cause and manner of death pending a full autopsy.