Lambert Sabrsula Dies After Being in Bexar County Jail

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office filed a report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Lambert Sabrsula. Mr. Sabrsula was only 45 years old at the time he died. We provide in this post information obtained from that report and we do not do so to allege any wrongdoing against anyone regarding Mr. Sabrsula’s death.

The summary portion of the report reads:

“On November 28, 2020 at approximately 0437 hours, a Code 1 Blue was activated in unit CB after Deputy Steele observed Inmate Sabrsula, Lambert 1141526 lying on the floor of his assigned cell unresponsive. Cpl. J. Medrano #2903 responded with SERT. SERT Officer L. Martinez #4622 performed CPR until relieved by medical staff. CPR was assumed by EMS upon their arrival to the facility at approximately 0500 hours. At 0514 hrs, Paramedic M. Davis pronounced Inmate Sabrsula deceased. Bexar County CID notified. Medical Examiner Petter arrived at 0720 hours; at 0745 hrs, Inmate Sabrsula was transported from the facility via contract ambulance. TCJS was notified via email of the inmate’s death.”

The report also indicates that Mr. Sabrsula was originally incarcerated on November 13, 2020 at approximately 9:16 a.m. Presumably, based upon our experience handling jail and death cases in Texas, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office will conduct an investigation of Mr. Sabrsula’s death, along with an investigator with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Likewise, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards will look into Mr. Sabrsula’s death to determine whether there was a violation of any minimum jail standards.

Texas inmates, who have not gone to trial and/or been convicted of anything, have rights pursuant to the 14^th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Those rights include rights not to be punished, to receive reasonable medical care, and to be protected from themselves and others. When jailers, cities, and/or counties violate these rights, and someone dies as a result, they may be liable to certain surviving family members.

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.