The Los Angeles County Coroner has changed the status of its investigation into the death of beloved adult star Jessica Jaymes from “Complete” to “Deferred: Pending Additional Investigation”.
Jaymes, 40, was found unresponsive and pronounced dead in her home on Hayvenhurst Avenue in North Hills, Tuesday, Sept. 17.
A 911 caller — likely Jaymes’ business partner (also her ex), Nadir Drums, who discovered her — reported a patient suffering from cardiac arrest at her residence at 4:09 p.m. Tuesday. Police and paramedics responded but Redding was pronounced dead at about 4:20 p.m.
Jaymes had been struggling with health issues for some time.
Drums told AVN, “She had a lot of health issues, she kept having seizures in the past six months—she was around the medication for the seizures. It looks like she probably had a seizure yesterday or the day before.”
He went to check on her, he said, because “she was MIA … she wasn’t online for like four, five, six days, and I was on vacation and I came back a week ago, and I texted her, she was not answering me back.” Finally, he explained, he asked his assistant to try calling Jaymes, speculating that “maybe she blocked me, because sometimes she blocks me, she gets mad with me, she gets mad with the world—and the phone was not ringing.”
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“You know, when I started to see in the past two or three years all these people dying because of this and that, I was like, ‘When is going to be her time?’ Because I knew it was coming. I knew it was coming. She was so unhealthy, so many problems, health issues with her back, her nerve system, the seizures in the past six months. I was just waiting. It was a question of time. She was so young.”
Many anticonvulsant seizure medications, including benzodiazepines, carry well-known risks, especially if taken in combination with alcohol.
Police Officer Tony Im said Wednesday that investigators had found no reason to suspect foul play.
However, after completing examination of her remains, the Medical Examiner, identified as Dr. Odey Ukpo, and the Coroner Investigator, identified as Joseph D. Cronin, appear to have become dissatisfied with the seizure theory of Jaymes death, and have called for additional investigation.
AVN Hall of Fame performer Jessica Jaymes entered the world of X in 2002. In 2005 she was named Huster Video’s first contact star, and in 2009 she helped create Spizoo.com and its affiliate program Spizcash.com, both of which continue to operate today.
She was Hustler’s Honey of the Year in 2004, and the August 2008 Penthouse Pet of the Month.
This is a developing story and we will update as details from the coroner become available.
