Deaths in Custody
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Castaneda

40 years old · died January 30, 2025 · Bexar County Adult Detention Center, Bexar County, Texas

Baltezar Castaneda died on January 30, 2025, while held at the Bexar County Jail in Texas. According to KSAT, he was 40 and was found unresponsive in the jail's infirmary. The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office determined that sepsis linked to ANCA-associated vasculitis caused his death and classified it as natural. The Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial death report also records the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death natural, caused by sepsis linked to ANCA-associated vasculitis.

Reported by: Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report.

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