Man Found Unresponsive in Jail in Amarillo, Texas

The Randall County Sheriff’s Department, in Amarillo, Texas, recently filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Scott Ray Warren.  Mr. Warren was 59 years old when he died.  Information in this post was obtained from that report, and we make no allegation of any wrongdoing against anyone

Mr. Warren was taken into custody at approximately 9:30 PM on April 2, 2019.  On April 3, 2019, at approximately 8:13 PM, Mr. Warren was found unresponsive in a single-man cell.  This occurred in the Randall County jail in Amarillo Texas.  EMTs were notified approximately five minutes later, and they arrived at approximately 8:24 PM.  Several Randall County Sheriff’s Office employees attempted to revive Mr. Warren, but they were unsuccessful.  Mr. Moore was pronounced deceased at 10:02 PM.

The Texas Rangers are investigating Mr. Warren’s death.  Presumably, an autopsy was done.  Generally, it can take up to approximately 3 months to obtain full autopsy results.

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.