Joseph Hutcheson
Not found on the Texas Attorney General’s published list of deaths in custody.
Joseph Hutcheson, 48, died on August 1, 2015, in the lobby of the Dallas County jail, after deputies pinned him to the ground and handcuffed him. The Dallas County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, citing cocaine and methamphetamine use, heart problems compounded by high blood pressure, and stress from the struggle and restraint. His family's attorney says deputies were responsible on some level, and a pathologist hired by the family reported that his neck organs were missing from the medical examiner's custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). The Dallas County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, citing cocaine and methamphetamine use, heart problems with high blood pressure, and stress from the struggle and restraint; the family's attorney says deputies were responsible on some level and a family-hired pathologist reported his neck organs were missing from the examiner's custody.
Reported by: Dallas County medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner); attorney for the family; family-hired pathologist (medical examiner or coroner).