Jose S. Nunez
Jose S. Nunez, 47, had worked for about ten years as a detention officer at the Bexar County jail in San Antonio. He died on August 20, 2018, after he was found in his cell at the Karnes County Correctional Center in Karnes City, Texas, where he was held under a Bexar County hold. Authorities said the death appeared to be a suicide, and a Karnes County sheriff's official said investigators had seen no signs of foul play or staff negligence. He was taken to Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and his body was sent to the Bexar County medical examiner for an autopsy, with the Texas Rangers also investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Karnes County Sheriff Dwayne Villanueva and local investigators suspect suicide and found no sign of foul play or staff negligence, and Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said evidence in the cell led investigators to conclude suicide.
Reported by: Karnes County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Texas Rangers (outside investigators); Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.