The Houston, Texas Police Department recently filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas, regarding the death of Kent Jackson Griffin.  Mr. Griffin was 56 years of age at the time of his death.  Information in this post was obtained from that report, and we have no personal knowledge of what occurred, nor do we make any allegations of any wrongdoing against anyone.

Houston police officers received a call regarding alleged criminal mischief in progress at a Whataburger restaurant in Houston.  Mr. Griffin had allegedly destroyed a portion of the inside of the restaurant.  Responding patrol officers eventually located Mr. Griffin in the parking lot of the Westwood Mall.  Allegedly, after being captured and handcuffed, Mr. Griffin physically struggled and resisted arrest.  The report indicates that Mr. Griffin stumbled to the ground, and hit his head on the pavement.  Mr. Griffin then became unresponsive and was transported to Southwest Memorial Hospital.  An autopsy was to be conducted.

Written By: Dean Malone

Dean Malone

Dean Malone is the founder of Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a jail neglect civil rights law firm. Mr. Malone earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA, and from Baylor University School of Law with a general civil litigation concentration. Mr. Malone served in several staff positions for the Baylor Law Review, including executive editor. Mr. Malone is an experienced trial lawyer, trying a number of cases to jury verdict and also handling arbitrations through final hearing. He heads the jail neglect section of his law firm, in which lawyers litigate cases involving serious injury and death resulting from jail neglect and abuse. Lawyers frequently refer cases to Mr. Malone due to his focus on this very complicated civil rights practice area.