Deaths in Custody
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Staci Rochelle Washington

40 years old · died May 14, 2016 · Bowie County Correctional Center, Bowie County, Texas

Staci Rochelle Washington, 40, died on May 14, 2016, while held at the Bowie County Annex Jail in Texas. The Bowie County Sheriff's Office said deputies found her on the floor of her cell at about 4:15 a.m., and that she died before an ambulance crew arrived. The sheriff's office said investigators saw no signs of foul play and that her body was sent for an autopsy, and the cause and manner of death have not been determined.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Bowie County Sheriff's Office said the manner of death was pending the autopsy after deputies found her on the floor of her cell.

Reported by: Bowie County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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