Deaths in Custody
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Paul Joshua Jacobs

33 years old · died May 30, 2020 · Harris County Detention Center, Harris County, Texas

Paul Joshua Jacobs, 33, was held at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, when he died on May 30, 2020. According to Click2Houston, his cellmate reported that he may have had a seizure, and guards found him unresponsive in his cell around 2 a.m. He was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later. The Harris County Sheriff's Office asked the Texas Rangers to investigate, and the medical examiner had not yet determined a cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report; Harris County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).

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