Frederick Ebenal
Frederick Ebenal, 76, was held at the Telford Unit prison in New Boston, Texas. He began showing COVID-19 symptoms on April 18, 2020, and tested positive, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was taken to a hospital in Texarkana, where he died on April 23, 2020. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said a physician mortality review identified COVID-19 as the immediate cause of death and that it suspects the virus contributed to his death. No autopsy was performed, and the San Angelo Standard Times reported that his family declined one.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice attributes his death to COVID-19, which he tested positive for after symptoms began April 18, 2020; his family declined an autopsy.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him); Texas Office of the Attorney General (outside investigators).
Custody: Serving a sentence.