Garland, Texas, Inmate William Kimbrough Dies in a Nearby Hospital
In North Texas news, William Hunter Kimbrough, 31, was arrested and booked into the Garland Police Jail on August 8, 2025. Tragically, Mr. Kimbrough died in the jail’s custody at a local hospital two days later.
Officials say that on August 9, Mr. Kimbrough was taken to a nearby hospital to be evaluated after he complained of feeling ill. Later that day, Mr. Kimbrough was checked out and released from the hospital by medical staff and returned to jail custody.
During a routine jail check at around 5 p.m. on August 10, Mr. Kimbrough was discovered unconscious and unresponsive. After again being taken to a local hospital, William Kimbrough was pronounced deceased on April 10, 2025.
Garland police officers say they arrested Mr. Kimbrough on complaints of possession of fentanyl between 4 and 200 grams and tampering with evidence.
Officials say that, per standard procedure, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office Public Integrity Unit is working with the Garland Police Department and the Collin County Medical Examiner to determine Mr. Kimbrough’s cause of death. His death is under investigation, and no further details were immediately provided.
The address of Garland Police Jail, also known as Garland Detention Center, is 1900 W State St, Garland, TX 75042. The Collin County municipal jail has an adult bed capacity of 137.
2 Potentially Preventable Deaths Occur Within 22 Hours in the Collin County Jail
Two custodial death reports (CDRs) were filed by the Collin County Sheriff’s Office on June 3, 2025. The deaths occurred within 22 hours of each other on May 28 and May 29, 2025. Both deaths might have been preventable.
The death on May 29 involved a 42-year-old man who died from multiple tooth extractions. This kind of death could be caused by uncontrolled bleeding or a severe infection—the type that can quickly lead to a deadly case of sepsis. Both potential causes of death should have been easy to avoid—for instance, sepsis can be prevented by the administration of simple antibiotics.
Details about the other possibly preventable custodial death follow.
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