Curtis Smith
Curtis Raymond Smith, 66, died on August 21, 2021, while held at the Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas. According to an arrest affidavit cited by the Texas Rangers, another person held in his cell allegedly choked him with a sock and a bandana. KSAT reported that he was found face-down and unresponsive in his cell at about 11:41 a.m. that Saturday. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office has listed the manner of death as pending, and the Medical Examiner had not yet determined the final cause. The affidavit's.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Texas Rangers' arrest affidavit says another man held in the same cell, Mark Anthony Wong, choked Curtis Raymond Smith with a sock and a bandana, and Wong was charged with murder.
Reported by: Texas Rangers (arrest affidavit) (outside investigators).