Died in jail or a lockup
Loyal Garner
Loyal Garner Jr., listed at age 34, died while held at the Sabine County Jail in Sabine County, Texas. One record gives the date of death as December 26, 1987, while the Texas Attorney General's custodial death report gives December 27, 1987. A news report says the death was caused by staff, a claim the state report does not make, and the report lists no cause or manner of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A news report says the man was killed by staff at the Sabine County Jail, and the Texas Attorney General's custodial death report lists the death without stating a cause.
Reported by: news report; Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report.