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Christopher Wayne Cabler

41 years old · died May 5, 2019 · Red River County Jail, Red River County, Texas

Christopher Wayne Cabler, 41, died on May 5, 2019, while held at the Red River County Jail in Red River County, Texas. The Red River County Sheriff's Office said jailers found him unresponsive after a suspected suicide attempt and asked the Texas Rangers to investigate. The cause and manner of death remained under investigation according to the sheriff's office, and the Texas Attorney General's custodial death report also lists his death at the jail on that date.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Jailers found him unresponsive after a suspected suicide attempt, according to the Red River County Sheriff's Office, which asked the Texas Rangers to investigate.

Reported by: Red River County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Texas Rangers (outside investigators).

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