Category: Bexar County Sheriff|County Jails|Custodial Death|Medical Care|Suicide

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office filed a custodial death report (CDR) regarding Daniel Maldonado on March 3, 2022. The report shows that the 31-year-old entered the jail on January 10, 2022. He died in the jail’s custody on February 15, 2022.

There have been numerous inmate deaths at Bexar County Jail in recent times.

Bexar County Jail Inmate Gilbert Kervlis Dies on 10/1/20

On September 28, 2020, two days after being booked into Bexar County Jail, Gilbert Kervlis was discovered with a sheet tied around his neck. It was anchored to a lavatory sink in the multiple-occupancy cell. Life-saving measures began immediately, and he was transported to a nearby hospital. Tragically, Mr. Kervlis died from his injuries on October 1, 2020. His custodial death report shows that he did not make suicidal statements. Whether he had exhibited mental health problems is unknown.

Robert Cantu Dies a Day After Booking into Bexar County Jail

Robert Cantu died on September 21, 2020, which was the day after he was booked into Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas. The CDR filed by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office on January 14, 2021, shows that the death was an accident. The cause of death was the combined effects of a dilated enlarged heart and methamphetamine toxicity.

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Daniel Ray Monroy committed suicide at age 29 on February 10, 2022, at Grayson County Jail. The address of Grayson County Jail is 200 S. Crockett Street, Sherman, TX 75090. Mr. Monroy used a mattress cover to hang himself.

February 2022 Texas County Jail Custodial Deaths Continued

Daniel Maldonado

Daniel Maldonado was in the medical infirmary at Bexar County Jail when he died at age 31 on February 15, 2022. He was booked into the jail on January 10, 2022. The address of Bexar County Jail is 200 N. Comal in San Antonio, TX 78207. When Mr. Maldonado was discovered in distress the morning of his death, a Code Blue was called for him and measures to save his life began immediately. He was transported to a hospital, where a physician pronounced him dead.

Robert John Barela

On February 23, 2022, Robert John Barela committed suicide while detained in the El Paso County Jail. The address of the El Paso County Jail is 601 E. Overland Street in El Paso, TX 79901. The means of death, as shown in the custodial death report (CDR) is hanging, strangulation. Mr. Barela was booked into the El Paso jail on February 10, 2022, at 6:56 AM. The CDR states that he didn’t make any suicidal statements or exhibit any mental or medical health problems.

See Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this continuing series.

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