PREVIOUS COVERAGE: LA County deputy ... the LASD, Stewart joined the department as a custody assistant in 2006. He was most recently serving as a field training officer until his death. "Jonathan ...

What the Sheriff’s Department called Deputy Jonathan Stewart’s “unexpected passing” on April 27 was determined to be caused by methamphetamine, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.

Deputy Jonathan Stewart, 41, was pronounced dead at the sheriff's South L.A. station around 9 p.m. April 27 after an ambulance responded to a report of an "unresponsive deputy." According to the ...