Charles Blake DeFore
Charles Blake DeFore died on January 8, 2026, while held at the Anderson County Jail in Palestine, Texas. The sheriff's office said a detention officer and a staff nurse found him in his single-occupancy cell with a ligature around his neck, removed it, and requested EMS, but EMS personnel found no signs of life. The manner of death is listed as pending. The Texas Rangers are conducting a custodial death investigation, and the sheriff's office is conducting an administrative review.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Anderson County Sheriff's Office says a detention officer and a staff nurse found him with a ligature around his neck and that the manner of death is pending.
Reported by: Anderson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.