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Luther Charles Flowers

49 years old · died August 11, 2020 · Brazos County Detention Center, Brazos County, Texas

Luther Charles Flowers, 49, died on August 11, 2020, while held at the Brazos County Jail in Texas. According to the Brazos County Sheriff's Office, he had been treated at CHI St. Joseph's Hospital for COVID-19 after being admitted on August 2 with a fever, and he had been isolated from the general jail population. The Texas Attorney General's custodial death report also lists his death at the jail, and the cause given was COVID-19. The sheriff's office said the death is under internal and Texas Rangers investigation, and no findings have been made public.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Brazos County Sheriff's Office said he died of COVID-19 while being treated at CHI St. Joseph's Hospital, and the death is under internal and Texas Rangers investigation.

Reported by: Brazos County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); news report.

News reports (3)