Deaths in Custody
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Micah Aaron Garner

30 years old · died June 6, 2011 · Gregg County Jail, Gregg County, Texas

Micah Aaron Garner, 30, of Longview, died while held at the Gregg County Jail in June 2011, according to the sheriff's office and a Texas Attorney General custodial death report dated June 6. The sheriff's office said he told officials he was addicted to methadone and heroin and was housed in a medical cell on a 30-minute watch. When guards checked on him at 7:30 p.m., he was unresponsive in his cell. The sheriff's office said the death remains under investigation, and no cause or manner has been established.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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