Roberto Jaramillo-Salazar was booked into La Salle County Regional Detention Center on December 6, 2021. The county jail is located at 832 E. Hwy 44 in Encinal, Texas. At age 66, Mr. Jaramillo-Salazar died at the jail the morning of December 10, 2021.

After two inmates died in the same Texas county jail within two days of each other last year, the Texas Rangers conducted an investigation. The ultimate conclusion was that both of the inmates died from natural causes related to medical issues, per autopsy results.

Inmate #1

A 57-year-old inmate entered the jail in April 2021 and died on September 13, 2021. The autopsy results are not yet posted on the custodial death report, though the Texas Rangers’ conclusions are based on the autopsy. The report says that the inmate was housed in a single cell and discovered with no pulse at 1:16 am. Medical staff and officers entered the cell and administered CPR, continuing until personnel with local emergency medical services arrived. The inmate was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:00 am.

Inmate #2

A 72-year-old inmate was jailed in July 2021 and died on September 15, 2021, at 1:40 pm. An officer had observed the inmate breathing heavily at 12:30 and 12:40 pm. The officer asked that a member of the medical staff check on the inmate. According to the medical professional, the prisoner was not responsive to verbal stimuli at 12:44 pm. Additional staff enter the cell and found the inmate unresponsive at 12:47 pm. Life-saving measures began. The inmate was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The autopsy results are not yet included in the custodial death report for this inmate, either.

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–Guest Contributor