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

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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 was obtained from a custodial death report filed by that sheriff’s office with the Attorney General of Texas.  The report provides very little information regarding Mr. Morales’ death.  Mr. Morales was 48 years old at the time.  The report indicates that Mr. Morales asked that his blood pressure be checked.  Local EMS then appeared at the jail to assist, and a decision was made to transfer Mr. Morales to an emergency room at a local hospital.  During transport, Mr. Morales experienced complications.  He ultimately passed away at the hospital.

Written By: author image Dean Malone
author image 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.
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