     ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL POLICE INVESTIGATION: THE DECEASED WAS AN INMATE IN THE DADE COUNTY JAIL SERVING TIME FOR PROBATION VIOLATION, ARRESTED SEPTEMBER 3, 1996.  HE HAD BEEN REPORTEDLY DIAGNOSED WITH  "H.I.V. POSITIVE COMPLEX" ABOUT TWO YEARS PRIOR. 
     ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1996, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AFTER HIS CONDITION WORSTENED, LATER TO M.I.C.U. SECTION WHEN HIS CONDITION BECAME GRAVE. HE REMAINED AN INPATIENT UNTIL OCTOBER 16, 1996, WHEN HE EXPIRED AT 5:25 AM.   