Michael Galvan
Not found on the Texas Attorney General’s published list of deaths in custody.
Michael Galvan, 43, was held at the Rockwall County Detention Center. His family's lawsuit, brought by his parents and attorney Dean Malone, says he became disoriented, fell several times and struck his head. The suit says jail staff did not get him emergency medical care and that he was taken to a hospital only after he lost consciousness. He died several days later, on April 4, 2023, and the family has sued the county and the private health care provider that cared for people at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed; neglect alleged). Michael Galvan's family, through attorney Dean Malone in a federal lawsuit, says he fell several times and struck his head at the Rockwall County Detention Center, and that jail staff did not get him emergency medical care until he lost consciousness.
Reported by: Dean Malone, attorney for the family (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Rockwall County and its private health care provider in federal court in Dallas over his death at the Rockwall County Detention Center in 2023, and no settlement or award amount is reported.