Anthony Lee Villarreal

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information CDR Number: 20-1389-CJ Version Type: AMENDED 10/12/2021 10:09 Report Date: Status: Submitted AM Agency/Facility Information Hidalgo County Agency Name: Agency Address: PO BOX 1228 Sheriff's Dept. Agency City: Edinburg Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 78540 Director Information Director Salutation: Sheriff Director First Name: Jose Director Middle Name: E Director Last Name: Guerra Reporter Name: Tony Garza Reporter Email: [email protected] Decedent Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Identity of Deceased First Name: Anthony Middle Name: Lee Last Name: Villarreal Suffix: Date of Birth: 9/7/1995 Sex: Male Race: Hispanic or Latino Age At Time Of Death: 25 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 10/6/2020 6:09 PM Incident: Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): 10/10/2020 11:10 Death Date and Time: AM Manner / Cause of Death Has a medical examiner or coroner conducted an evaluation to determine a cause of death? Medical Examiner/Coroner Yes, results are Evaluation?: available What was the manner of death? (select only one) Manner of Death: Natural Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: Combined effects of probable benzodiazepine and ethanol withdrawal and a cardiomyopathy with coronary atherosclerosis. Had the decedent been receiving treatment for the medical condition that caused the death after admission to your jail's jurisdiction? Medical Treatment: No If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, who caused the death? Who caused the death?: Not applicable If a weapon caused the death, what type of weapon caused the death? (Hold CTRL to select all that apply) Type of weapon that caused Not Applicable death?: Was the cause of death the result of a pre-existing medical condition or did the decedent develop the condition after admission? Pre existing medical Could not be condition?: determined If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, what was the means of death? Not applicable, cause of death was Means of Death: illness/natural cause Location / Custody Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 3 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Where did the event causing the death occur? 1102 Trenton Rd. Street Address: City: Edinburg W County: Hidalgo Zip: 78539 What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred? Location Category: Other, specify Other Location Category: Hospital What type of custody/facility was the Decedent in at the time of death: Type of Custody: County Jail Specific type of custody/facility: Specific Type of Custody/Facility: Jail - multiple occupancy cell What was the time and date of the deceased's entry into the law enforcement facility where the death occurred (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Entry Date Time: 10/6/2020 6:09 PM Where did the death occur? Death Location: Medical facility General Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Did any other law enforcement agencies respond to calls for service related to this incident? Other Agencies Respond?: No What were the most serious offense(s) with which the deceased was (or would have been) charged with at the time of death? Offense 1: Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Offense 2: Offense 3: Were the Charges:: Filed What were the types of charges or reason for contact? (Hold CTRL to select all that apply) Violent Crime Type of Offense: Against Persons At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent display or use a weapon? Decedent display/use of No weapons: At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Attempt to Injure Others?: No At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Appear intoxicated (alcohol or No Make suicidal statements?: No drugs): Exhibit any mental health No Exhibit any medical problems?: No problems?: Custodial Death Report :: Page 5 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Barricade self or initiate Resist being handcuffed or No No standoff?: arrested?: Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's No No officer(s): weapon: Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to No No including law: escape/flee custody: Attempt gain possession No officer's weapon: Was the deceased under restraint in the time leading up to the death or the events causing the death? Yes, mark which Under Restraint: restraint devices were used Type of restraint Other device, Type of Restraint: specify restraint chair was used to keep Other device, specify: inmate from hurting himself Summary of Incident Summary of How the Death Occurred: (max. 30,000 characters) Summary: Inmate Anthony Lee Villarreal was arrested on October 06, 2010 at approximately 5:07 pm, on a Hidalgo County's 389th District Court warrant for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and was booked into the Hidalgo County Jail. On 10-10-2020 at approximately 1:25 am, inmate was removed from housing cell block and transferred to jail infirmary. Medical log noted that inmate had a seizure for about 2 to 3 minutes. Inmate had soiled from both bowel and bladder. Inmate was agitated and aggressive and disoriented. Inmate was placed in a restraint chair to avoid self-harm or injury. At 1:38 am inmate had another seizure and was removed from restrain chair. EMS personnel was called to jail for transport to medical facility. At 2:12 am, inmate was transported to Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Edinburg Regional Hospital by ambulance. At approximately 3:20 am hospital personnel called jail to inform that inmate had arrived at emergency room in cardiac arrest and was placed on life support in the Intensive Care Unit. At 7:40 am, inmate passed away. Sheriff's Office Investigators responded to the Hospital along with Texas Rangers to investigate the inmate's death. Hidalgo County Pct. 5 Justice of the Peace Jason Pena pronounced the inmate dead at 11:10 am and ordered an autopsy. Autopsy results indicate Natural Death. Custodial Death Report :: Page 7 of 7