Yet Another Death of a Bexar County Jail Detainee

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, in San Antonio, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Jaime Valdez. Mr. Valdez was only 52 years old at the time of his death. We provide information we obtained from that report, and we make no allegation of any wrongdoing against anyone.

The summary portion of the report reads in its entirety:

“Inmate Valdez, Jaime #XXXXXX was brought into the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office by S.A.P.D., at approximately 1814 hours on October 18, 2023, on a Class A Misdemeanor Enhanced for Theft under $2500.00. Inmate Valdez completed the medical process and was sitting in the open area of booking. Sgt. A. Martinez #1330 was notified by Inmate John Elizalde #XXXXXX, that Inmate Valdez was not breathing while sitting in the open area of Booking. Sgt. A. Martinez immediately went over to Inmate Valdez who was unresponsive and notified Sgt. J. Ward to call a Code 1 Blue. SERT Officer B. Santo Domingo began lifesaving procedures. S.A.F.D. arrived at in Booking and continued with the lifesaving procedures. At approximately 1943 hours Inmate J. Valdez was pronounced deceased by S.A.F.D.”

Oddly, the report provides no information regarding any ongoing medical issues with Mr. Valdez or whether he was receiving any medical treatment.

We are currently litigating two cases against Bexar County arising from jail detainee deaths.

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.