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A Man in Oklahoma City is Killed in an Alleged Police Shooting

On Sunday evening, December 10, 2017, in southeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a man died after an alleged officer-involved shooting. An officer had responded to a call about a man lying…

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Prisoner Dies After Being in Custody of the Colorado County, Texas Sheriff’s Department

Alejandro Morales, Jr., 48 years of age, died on or about November 1, 2017 after being in the custody of the Colorado County, Texas Sheriff’s Department.  Information in this post…

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Man Dies in the Custody of the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office After Being Arrested by the Texarkana, Texas Police Department

The Bowie County Sheriff’s Office filed with the Attorney General of Texas a custodial death report regarding the death of Juan Jose Cordova-Sanchez.  Mr. Cordova-Sanchez was 26 years old at…

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A Former Mesquite, Texas, Police Officer is Charged with a Crime in the Alleged Shooting of Lyndo Jones

On November 8, 2017, Lyndo Jones, a 31-year-old black man, was accosted by police in Mesquite, Texas, as he was trying to shut off the malfunctioning alarm in his vehicle.…

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The Custodial Death of Kelli Page in Coryell County Jail is Ruled a Homocide

On October 8, 2017, 46-year-old Kelli Leanne Page died following an altercation with jailers in Coryell County Jail in Gatesville, Texas. On December 6, 2017, news was announced that Ms.…

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An Oklahoma City Police Officer is Charged in the Alleged Fatal Shooting of Dustin Pigeon, who was Threatening Suicide

On November 15, 2017, suicidal 29-year-old Dustin Robert Pigeon was allegedly shot and killed by an officer with the Oklahoma City Police Department. Court files show that on Tuesday, December…

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A 32-year-old Prisoner Dies in Nueces County Jail, Corpus Christi, Texas

Thirty-two-year-old Gabriel Trevino died at Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi, Texas at about 1:14 a.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Monica Rios, Nueces County Sheriff’s Office Captain, confirmed the…

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For a Prisoner’s Alleged Beating, Five Harris County, Texas, Jailers have been Criminally Indicted

On Tuesday, December 5, 2017, five jailers with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office were indicted in connection with an alleged beating of a prisoner at Harris County Jail in Houston,…

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Matagorda County Sheriff’s Department Shooting of Mentally Ill Man

68-year-old Chester Randolph Ward was shot to death by the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Department on or about November 16, 2017.  Information contained in this post was extracted from a custodial…

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A 26-year-old Prisoner Commits Suicide in Harris County Jail

A prisoner died at 12:06 a.m. on Friday, December 1, 2017, in Harris County Jail after hanging himself with a bed sheet. He was a mentally ill prisoner housed in…

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Family to Receive $2.4 Million in Wrongful Death Settlement Related to Alleged Police Shooting Death of Unarmed Teen Deven Guilford

On February 28, 2015, 17-year-old Deven Guilford was pulled over by a police officer for flashing his brights at the officer in Eaton County, Michigan. Guilford was argumentative and after…

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The Family of a Former New Orleans, Louisiana, Prisoner who Died of an Overdose Sues the Jail and Others

Twenty-three-year-old Colby Crawford was a prisoner in a New Orleans jail when he died of an overdose of cocaine in February of 2017. His family has filed a wrongful death…

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A 43-year-old Prisoner’s Autopsy Reveals the Cause of Death, in Toledo, Ohio

On Thanksgiving Day 2017, 43-year-old Lisa McCray was visiting her mother in Ohio and went with her mom and a friend to a casino. While there, McCray was arrested, along…

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A Former Nurse in the Texarkana, Texas Jail Pleads Guilty to a Prisoner’s Death

On Monday, November 27, 2017, a former nurse at a jail in Texarkana, Texas, pled guilty to misdemeanor negligent homicide in the custodial death of 20-year-old Morgan Angerbauer, who was…

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Red River County Jail is Cited by TCJS for 3 Alleged Jail Standards Violations

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) released a report on an inspection of Red River County Jail in Clarksville, Texas, on November 13, 2017. TCJS holds Texas jails accountable…

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Arlington, Texas, Police Shoot a Suspect with a Fake Firearm at Arlington’s Parks Mall

On Sunday, November 26, 2017, security staff at Parks Mall in Arlington, Texas, reported that they were in pursuit of a suspect who had allegedly stolen two pairs of sunglasses…

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Edwards County Jail in Rocksprings, Texas, is Cited for Allegedly Failing to Meet 8 Jail Standards

Edwards County Jail in Rocksprings, Texas, was inspected by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) and a Jail Inspection Report was released on October 23, 2017. The jail was…

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An Alleged Police Shooting that Occurred in Loranger, Louisiana, is Being Investigated by the State Police

In Tangipahoa Parish in Loranger, Louisiana, an alleged police shooting occurred on Tuesday morning, November 21, 2017. Tangipahoa sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a suicidal suspect on Lanier…

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Smith County Jail, Tyler, Texas, Prisoner Quincy Butler Dies 13 Days After Found Hanging in His Cell

Forty-four-year-old Quincy Butler of New Orleans, Louisiana, was incarcerated at Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas, when he attempted to commit suicide on November 8, 2017. He was discovered by…

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Our Law Firm Files Suit Against Webb County

We filed suit against Webb County last week, representing the parents of a young man who died in the Webb County Jail.  Here is a link to a local news…

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