Deaths in Custody
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Alexander Wise

29 years old · died May 30, 2019 · Bexar County Adult Detention Center, Bexar County, Texas

Alexander Wise, 29, died on May 30, 2019, while held at the Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas. Sheriff Javier Salazar said Wise was found bleeding and unconscious in a cell he shared with another man, and that he later died of his injuries. Salazar said the injuries came from an assault with bare hands.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the injuries came from an assault by another man in his cell, and prosecutors say his cellmate stomped him, leading to a capital murder case against the cellmate.

Reported by: Bexar County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Bexar County prosecutors (court).

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