(L.A.) Leon Yetsko, 61, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-10803

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 61-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Leon Yetsko. Born in L.A. County.

Height: 6 feet tall

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Toxicity

RIP LEON PATRICK YETSKO (November 24, 1963 – July 3, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on August 24, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.

The decedent had arrests in recent years for drugs and robbery in the areas of Temple City and Alhambra.