Deaths in Custody
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John Lewis Belyeu

45 years old · died July 13, 2015 · Young County Jail, Young County, Texas

John Lewis Belyeu, 45, died on July 13, 2015, while held at the Young County Jail in Young County, Texas. A news report attributed his death to an assault. The Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial death report, published July 21, 2015, records his death at the jail without giving a cause.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A news report says he was assaulted, and no other account of the cause was provided.

Reported by: news report.

News reports (2)