Deaths in Custody
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James Warren Knight

41 years old · died August 17, 2022 · Hays County Jail, Hays County, Texas

James Warren Knight, 41, of Dripping Springs, died on August 17, 2022, after a medical emergency while held at the Hays County Jail in Texas. According to the Hays County Sheriff's Office, medical staff saw him and took him to a local hospital, where treatment did not save him. The sheriff's office said its preliminary investigation showed no foul play, while the autopsy results were still pending and the Texas Rangers were investigating. The state attorney general's custodial death report lists the same date and facility but gives no cause or manner of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Hays County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report.

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