Jose Nunez
Jose Nunez worked for about ten years with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office in San Antonio, Texas, including as a detention officer. He died on August 20, 2018, in his cell at the Karnes County Correctional Center in Karnes City, a facility run by the private contractor GEO Group. Officials told reporters the death appeared to be a suicide, and the Karnes County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Rangers investigated. The sheriff said officials were waiting for the medical examiner's findings and had seen no sign of foul play, and his body was sent to the Bexar County medical examiner for an autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Officials said the death appeared to be a suicide, with a piece of blanket tied around his neck, and Karnes County Sheriff Dwayne Villanueva said there was no sign of foul play or staff negligence.
Reported by: Karnes County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Karnes County Sheriff Dwayne Villanueva (the agency that held him); Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar (the agency that held him); Texas Rangers (outside investigators).
Sources (6)
- News report
- Texas Deputy Accused of Molesting 4-Year-Old Is Found Dead in Jail, Officials Say (Published 2018)
- Texas deputy accused of child rape dies in apparent suicide
- Texas Cop, Accused Of Raping 4-Year-Old Girl, Found Dead In Jail
- Custodial death report 18-802-PF
- Suicide suspected in jailed deputy’s death