Alan Kerber
Alan Christopher Kerber, reportedly 34, died while held at the Harris County Jail in Texas. The Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial death report lists his death as October 12, 2022, and a December 2022 report counted him among four people who had recently died at the jail, while a 2024 lawsuit and autopsy account place his death in October 2023. According to reporting on the autopsy, the cause was asphyxia from an airway obstruction caused by a tube of toothpaste, and the manner was listed as suicide. A lawsuit filed by Benjamin Crump's office says he was attempting suicide and that jail staff's deliberate indifference contributed to his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The autopsy lists asphyxia from an airway obstruction caused by toothpaste, and the lawsuit says he was attempting suicide while jail staff showed deliberate indifference to his risk, which contributed to his death.
Reported by: autopsy report; lawsuit filed by Benjamin Crump (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Harris County over his death in the Harris County Jail, and the sources report no settlement or award amount.