Comments on: The Darling Hotel faces wrongful death suit after guest dies of overdose https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/09/22/the-darling-hotel-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-guest-dies-of-overdose/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:43:55 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: KAREN JANTZ https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/09/22/the-darling-hotel-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-guest-dies-of-overdose/#comment-140696 KAREN JANTZ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:46:18 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=45061#comment-140696 This is an unbelievable mind blowing tragedy that could have been avoided. and in my eyes a thin line between murder or overdose! In which both sides were accountable for their actions . So the scenario of a hotel maid and a security officers decision to let a guest just sleep it off ....hum... Let's see?.. SECURITY OFFICER::"opens the door and sees the guest on the bed HOTEL ATTENDANT: physically shakes them trying to wake up. the guest. SECURITY OFFICER:: and HOTEL ATTENDANT: Both step out and shut the door. At some point" but NOT before they shut the door" , HOTEL ATTENDANT: "Something to the affect of (the guest didn't seem right do you think we should call 911? SECURITY GUARD: (Just let em sleep it off) 🤔😔🫤😞 I am a mother of a son who is the same age as Jeremy was and he too is loved....this situation is unacceptable .. # what can you do now " # nothing will ever replace Ms.Taylor's son. #actions speak louder than words #God grant me the serenity " JUSTICE IS SERVED " My most sincere sympathy to Florinda and her family , 🙏 R .I .P . JEREMY BAKER...🙏 This is an unbelievable mind blowing tragedy that could have been avoided. and in my eyes a thin line between murder or overdose! In which both sides were accountable for their actions .
So the scenario of a hotel maid and a security officers decision to let a guest just sleep it off ….hum… Let’s see?.. SECURITY OFFICER::”opens the door and sees the guest on the bed
HOTEL ATTENDANT: physically shakes them trying to wake up. the guest.
SECURITY OFFICER::
and
HOTEL ATTENDANT:

Both step out and shut the door.
At some point” but NOT before
they shut the door” ,
HOTEL ATTENDANT:
“Something to the affect of (the guest didn’t seem right do you think we should call 911?
SECURITY GUARD:
(Just let em sleep it off)
🤔😔🫤😞

I am a mother of a son who is the same age as Jeremy was and he too is loved….this situation is unacceptable ..
# what can you do now ”
# nothing will ever replace Ms.Taylor’s son.
#actions speak louder than words
#God grant me the serenity

” JUSTICE IS SERVED ”

My most sincere sympathy to Florinda and her family , 🙏
R .I .P .
JEREMY BAKER…🙏

]]> By: Lori https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/09/22/the-darling-hotel-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-guest-dies-of-overdose/#comment-140693 Lori Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:37:39 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=45061#comment-140693 In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/09/22/the-darling-hotel-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-guest-dies-of-overdose/#comment-134630">Just me</a>. You are a heartless person "just me".. of course we are all responsible for our own actions, but we are also human. To leave someone that is unresponsive to being woke up (having no info about medical histiry) and leaving them instead of notifying the proper authorities IS negligence on there part. If you read the article again maybe you'll have a different opinion.. In reply to Just me.

You are a heartless person “just me”.. of course we are all responsible for our own actions, but we are also human. To leave someone that is unresponsive to being woke up (having no info about medical histiry) and leaving them instead of notifying the proper authorities IS negligence on there part. If you read the article again maybe you’ll have a different opinion..

]]> By: Lori https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/09/22/the-darling-hotel-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-guest-dies-of-overdose/#comment-140558 Lori Fri, 14 Jun 2024 22:39:02 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=45061#comment-140558 Alls I'm saying i... What if Jeremy was in a diabetic coma?? Same characteristics. These people had no idea if he had a medical condition and I for one know when it's check out time the guests have to go, they don't just close the door and leave one to sleep. That's BS!! And yes we are all responsible for our actions but we are also human and should be treated as so! This is so wrong on so many levels!!! Alls I’m saying i… What if Jeremy was in a diabetic coma?? Same characteristics. These people had no idea if he had a medical condition and I for one know when it’s check out time the guests have to go, they don’t just close the door and leave one to sleep. That’s BS!! And yes we are all responsible for our actions but we are also human and should be treated as so! This is so wrong on so many levels!!!

]]> By: marie https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/09/22/the-darling-hotel-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-guest-dies-of-overdose/#comment-140539 marie Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:15:55 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=45061#comment-140539 "Money grubbing", I'm sure that's easy for you to say since it wasn't you who lost a loved one. no amount of money in the world could replace him. Nobody is perfect, and yes he was responsible for his own actions but he was still alive they could've saved him instead they went and made sure to charge him for another day. “Money grubbing”, I’m sure that’s easy for you to say since it wasn’t you who lost a loved one. no amount of money in the world could replace him. Nobody is perfect, and yes he was responsible for his own actions but he was still alive they could’ve saved him instead they went and made sure to charge him for another day.

]]> By: Just me https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/09/22/the-darling-hotel-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-guest-dies-of-overdose/#comment-134630 Just me Thu, 05 Oct 2023 21:44:30 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=45061#comment-134630 So why haven't you reported those "illegal things" to the appropriate authorities? Sadly, the deceased was, in fact, an adult and therefore responsible for his own actions. On that basis alone, I can see no reason for this case aside from money grubbing. So why haven’t you reported those “illegal things” to the appropriate authorities? Sadly, the deceased was, in fact, an adult and therefore responsible for his own actions.

On that basis alone, I can see no reason for this case aside from money grubbing.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/09/22/the-darling-hotel-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-guest-dies-of-overdose/#comment-134406 Anonymous Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:02:03 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=45061#comment-134406 I've worked there for 2 years. There are so many illegal things they're doing... I wouldn't be suprised if there is a class action lawsuit after this case is over. This estabilshment and pay is a joke. I’ve worked there for 2 years. There are so many illegal things they’re doing… I wouldn’t be suprised if there is a class action lawsuit after this case is over. This estabilshment and pay is a joke.

]]> By: Oh Golly https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/09/22/the-darling-hotel-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-guest-dies-of-overdose/#comment-134180 Oh Golly Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:41:40 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=45061#comment-134180 Oh gosh, look, it’s April and her pathetic pack of followers back at it again. Ladies, GET A LIFE or at least a hobby, sheesh! Your inaccurate comments are pathetic at this point and quite honestly, laughable. Maybe if you focused on the Farmers market more instead of this man and Steve Nelson you’d actually be profitable and not looked at as a joke. Also, those noises in your shop, yeah, they’re rats. That whole building is infested and I wouldn’t spend a dime on your rat urine filled products. I guess someone will have to get sick for you to take it seriously. I wonder if the health inspector would be interested in that… Oh gosh, look, it’s April and her pathetic pack of followers back at it again. Ladies, GET A LIFE or at least a hobby, sheesh! Your inaccurate comments are pathetic at this point and quite honestly, laughable. Maybe if you focused on the Farmers market more instead of this man and Steve Nelson you’d actually be profitable and not looked at as a joke. Also, those noises in your shop, yeah, they’re rats. That whole building is infested and I wouldn’t spend a dime on your rat urine filled products. I guess someone will have to get sick for you to take it seriously. I wonder if the health inspector would be interested in that…

]]> By: Corruption https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/09/22/the-darling-hotel-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-guest-dies-of-overdose/#comment-134165 Corruption Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:40:26 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=45061#comment-134165 Considering the Security Staff are paid minimum wage $15.50 per hour still After Duane Rodriguez (owner of Security Firm & Rookies, along w/ being President of the Downtown Visalians Executive Board) increased his city contract about $30,000 you would think that the employees would be better paid and trained. Considering he open penned an instagram post called a resident of our community w/ autism mentally ill. Went into great detail about all of his donated tax write offs While NEGLECTING the Security Firm Employees! They work 40 hrs a week at minimum wage and rely on Overtime to feed their family and pay their bills. Don’t forget about the Tax Dollars the City gives the Downtown Visalians to Keep Our Downtown Safe. An Audit from a third party agency needs to look at the organization of Downtown Visalians. This is Blatant Negligence on all parties. Considering the Security Staff are paid minimum wage $15.50 per hour still After Duane Rodriguez (owner of Security Firm & Rookies, along w/ being President of the Downtown Visalians Executive Board) increased his city contract about $30,000 you would think that the employees would be better paid and trained. Considering he open penned an instagram post called a resident of our community w/ autism mentally ill. Went into great detail about all of his donated tax write offs While NEGLECTING the Security Firm Employees! They work 40 hrs a week at minimum wage and rely on Overtime to feed their family and pay their bills. Don’t forget about the Tax Dollars the City gives the Downtown Visalians to Keep Our Downtown Safe. An Audit from a third party agency needs to look at the organization of Downtown Visalians. This is Blatant Negligence on all parties.

]]> By: Geez Louise https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2023/09/22/the-darling-hotel-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-guest-dies-of-overdose/#comment-134110 Geez Louise Sun, 24 Sep 2023 14:28:28 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=45061#comment-134110 Quote: "In the hotel’s answer to the lawsuit, the company states that Baker knew the risks of taking drugs, and that Baker was negligent in doing so" One could reasonably say that the hotel knew the risks in "operating a hotel and assumed responsibilities" when doing so. Don't know what the background of management is at this establishment nor the level of proper training that staff received and protocols that were put in place, but they clearly need to up their A-game. Visalia should be concerned with the "not my problem" impression of Downtown Security. Who is going to feel secure with that company at the helm of security if they refused to return to the hotel when requested or for that matter refusing to enter a room with staff? Quote: “In the hotel’s answer to the lawsuit, the company states that Baker knew the risks of taking drugs, and that Baker was negligent in doing so”

One could reasonably say that the hotel knew the risks in “operating a hotel and assumed responsibilities” when doing so. Don’t know what the background of management is at this establishment nor the level of proper training that staff received and protocols that were put in place, but they clearly need to up their A-game. Visalia should be concerned with the “not my problem” impression of Downtown Security. Who is going to feel secure with that company at the helm of security if they refused to return to the hotel when requested or for that matter refusing to enter a room with staff?

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