Deaths in Custody
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Robert Wayne Parker

48 years old · died June 2025 · Bexar County Adult Detention Center, Bexar County, Texas

Robert Wayne Parker, 48, was held at the Bexar County Jail in San Antonio when he was attacked in his cell in early June 2025. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office said he was critically injured in an assault by another person held there, and he was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center. His family later chose to have him removed from life support. The sheriff's office is conducting an internal investigation, and the Texas Rangers are investigating the attack as a criminal matter.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office says Parker was critically injured in an assault by another inmate in his cell, and the Texas Rangers are investigating the attack.

Reported by: Bexar County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Texas Rangers (outside investigators).

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