Died in jail or a lockup
Ignacio Nunez
Ignacio Nunez died in a cell at the Tarrant County jail in Texas. A federal lawsuit filed in Fort Worth in 2006 says he was found hanging by his shoelaces in the cell. The lawsuit says guards left him unmonitored overnight. A federal judge dismissed the case in 2007.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). A 2006 federal lawsuit says guards left him unmonitored overnight after he was found hanging by his shoelaces in his cell.
Reported by: Federal lawsuit filed in Fort Worth in 2006 (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued in federal court in Fort Worth in 2006, and a federal judge dismissed the case in 2007.