Billy Ray Turner
Billy Ray Turner, 58, died on October 3, 2025, after a medical emergency while he was in the custody of the Harris County Jail at its joint processing center in Houston, Texas. According to the sheriff's office, the emergency happened during booking, and he was taken to St. Joseph Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Officials describe the cause as an apparent medical emergency, and the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is conducting an autopsy to determine the manner of death. His death was reported to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and is being investigated by the Houston Police Department and the sheriff's office internal affairs division.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The jail said he suffered an apparent medical emergency, and the autopsy to determine the cause is still pending.
Reported by: Harris County Jail (the agency that held him); Harris County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.