Died in jail or a lockup
Thomas Earl Boone
Thomas Earl Boone, 70, of Livingston, Texas, was held at the Polk County Jail when he suffered a medical issue. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said he was taken by ambulance to a Livingston hospital, then released on medical furlough and moved to a hospital in Houston, where he died while receiving treatment. The sheriff's office's press releases give both April 18 and April 20 as his date of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: Polk County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.