Deaths in Custody
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James Weldon McGowan

28 years old · died July 29, 2014 · Montague County Jail, Montague County, Texas

James Weldon McGowan, 28, died on July 29, 2014, while held at the Montague County Jail in Montague County, Texas. A news report attributed the death to suicide. The Texas Office of the Attorney General recorded the death in its custodial deaths report, published on September 17, 2014.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A news report lists the cause as suicide, and the Texas Attorney General custodial death report gives no cause of death.

Reported by: news report.

News reports (2)