Julius Ronnie Price Dies After Being in Bexar County Jail

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, in San Antonio, Texas, filed a report regarding the death-in-custody of Julius Ronnie Price. Mr. Price was only 26 years old at the time of his death.

We make no allegation of any wrongdoing related to Mr. Price’s death but are simply providing information obtained from the report. Mr. Price was originally in custody at the Bexar County jail on December 10, 2020. The report indicates that he passed away on July 17, 2021 at 5:41 p.m. The summary portion of the report reads in its entirety:

“On Saturday July 17, 2021 at approximately 0525 hours a Code 1 was initiated in Unit AJ by Deputy R. McKinney after Inmate Price, Julius #1106503 (AJ05) complained of not being able to move, unable to use the restroom and experiencing pain. Upon arrival of Medical Staff, Inmate Price was taken to medical for further evaluation. After completion of inmate Price’s medical evaluation, at approximately 1153 hours NP Lopez, Domingo advised Medical Security Corporal Garcia-Esparza, E #1622 that inmate Price would be transported to UHER via ambulance. While at University Hospital, at approximately 1734 hours Inmate Price “coded”, and medical staff began using CPR and life-saving efforts. Inmate was pronounced deceased at approximately 1741 hours by Dr. Brian Parker.”

Once again, we do not allege that anyone did anything wrong which resulted in Mr. Price’s death. However, we often find that, when a person dies at such a young age, there may be significantly more information that is important regarding the death than that provided in the custodial death report. For example, the report does not indicate whether Mr. Price was on observation for any pre-existing medical problems, or was receiving medical treatment. The report also does not indicate anything about observations of Mr. Price.

The United States Constitution guarantees the right of those held in Texas county jails to receive reasonable medical care. If they do not receive reasonable medical care and die as a result, then certain family members might have claims which can be brought in a federal lawsuit. These claims are typically filed by Texas civil rights attorneys.

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.