James Tavares
James Tavares, a 39-year-old man, died while held pretrial at the El Paso County downtown jail. He was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell at about 2:40 a.m. on August 1, 2026, and a Medical Examiner's Office investigator pronounced him dead at 8:28 a.m. The autopsy lists the cause as a subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with meth and fentanyl toxicity and the manner as an accident. The death remains under investigation, and the sheriff's office said no foul play is suspected.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Medical Examiner's Office autopsy lists the cause as a subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with meth and fentanyl toxicity and the manner as an accident.
Reported by: El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office autopsy (medical examiner or coroner); El Paso County Sheriff's Office custodial death report (the agency that held him).