Died in jail or a lockup
Joel Parker
Joel Parker volunteered for a county work detail while he was held at the Jasper County jail in Texas, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office, and had done so for about two months. He passed out while working one Wednesday morning in June 2018 and was taken to a hospital in Beaumont for possible heat exhaustion. He died the next morning, June 7, 2018. An autopsy has been ordered and the Texas Rangers are investigating, so the cause and manner of his death are not yet determined.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. An account says he passed out while working outside and was taken to a Beaumont hospital for possible heat exhaustion, and that an autopsy has been ordered and the Texas Rangers are investigating.