Man Dies in Custody of Mesquite Police Department

The Mesquite Police Department filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Scott Ronald Paschall.  Information in this post was obtained from that report, and we make no allegation of any wrongdoing against anyone.  We are instead simply providing information.

Mr. Paschall was arrested as a result of a traffic stop for alleged outstanding warrants.  He was fully cooperative with police officers and placed into the back seat of a police vehicle.

Mr. Paschall was booked into the Mesquite jail.  During the medical screening process, he disclosed that he had a heart condition for which he took medication, and he was also diabetic.  Mr. Paschall was placed into a holding cell to await the arresting officer’s completion of the arrest report.  Detention staff returned to the holding cell at approximately 8:52 p.m. and found that Mr. Paschall was unresponsive.  Mesquite paramedics arrived at the scene at approximately 8:59 p.m., and Mr. Paschall was transported to Dallas Regional Hospital.  Mr. Paschall passed away at the hospital.

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.