Anthony Wayne Gray Dies After Being in Jefferson County, Texas Jail – Texas Rangers Investigate

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, in Beaumont, Texas, filed a report with the State of Texas regarding the death of Anthony Wayne Gray. Mr. Gray was 58 years old at the time of his death. We provide in this post information we obtained from that report, and we do not allege any wrongdoing regarding Mr. Gray’s death.

The custodial death report indicates that Mr. Gray exhibited mental health problems. It also provides a summary, as follow:

“On 4/13/2021 at about 1314 hours Anthony Wayne Gray B/M dob X/X/1963 was booked into the Jefferson County Correctional Facility. While in custody Gray was treated for difficulty breathing due to pre-existing medical conditions by medical staff. On 5/8/2021 Gray was sent to Baptist Hospital 3080 College St. Beaumont, Texas, by medical staff as his condition deteriorated. On 5/8/2021 Gray was admitted into Baptist Hospital and eventually moved to ICU. On 5/9/2021 at about 2015 hours it was reported that Gray went into severe medical distress possibly cardiac arrest. At about 2028 hours the attending Dr. Choi pronounced Gray deceased. Justice of the Peace Ben Collins was contacted and ordered an autopsy. The results are pending. The Texas Rangers were also contacted as the assigned investigation agency.”

Therefore, the report provides no information regarding what treatment Mr. Gray was receiving in the Jefferson County, Texas jail from April 13, 2021 to May 8, 2021. Mr. Gray would have been entitled, pursuant to the United States Constitution, to receive reasonable medical care. This right is guaranteed pursuant to the 14^th Amendment.

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.