Deaths in Custody
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Eric Taylor

24 years old · died March 31, 2018 · Travis County Jail, Travis County, Texas

Eric Michael Taylor, 24, died on March 31, 2018, while held at the Travis County Jail in Texas. According to the Travis County Sheriff's Office, he was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell around 5 p.m. that Saturday, and he was pronounced dead at 5:54 p.m. The sheriff's office said his death was likely due to natural causes, and a toxicology report was still pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Travis County Sheriff's Office says his death was likely due to natural causes, with a toxicology report pending.

Reported by: Travis County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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