Perhaps he heard about just how sketchy Mexican jails can be.
The doctor who checked a Yoncalla man when he was brought to a jail inthis city on the evening of Aug. 27 certified that Sam Botner wassuffering only from superficial injuries.
But less than 40 minutes later, Botner, 38, was declared dead.
That information is contained in an official police press releasethat was given out by the Los Cabos police in the aftermath of Botner’sdeath.
The release has no details, however, about what might have happenedbetween the time Botner arrived at the jail at 8:50 p.m. and when hewas declared dead at 9:27 p.m.
Botner, who was vacationing in Mexico with his wife, Kym, was takento the jail after a confrontation with another man in the parking lotof the condominium where the Botners were staying. Kym Botner was on anearby beach at the time and did not see the incident. She only learnedwhat had happened later.
Six police officers have been arrested in connection with SamBotner’s death, which has been on the front pages of local newspapersfor days.