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Custodial Death Record

Armando Mascorro

Bastrop County, Texas - 9/1/2020, 5:49 PM

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NameArmando Mascorro
Date of death9/1/2020, 5:49 PM
AgencyUnknown Agency
CountyBastrop County

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CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information ORIGINAL CDR Number: 20-1137-C Version Type: VERSION Report Date: 9/2/2020 12:32 PM Status: Submitted Agency/Facility Information Bastrop County Agency Name: Agency Address: 200 Jackson Street Sheriff's Dept. Agency City: Bastrop Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 78602 Director Information Director Salutation: Sheriff Director First Name: Maaurice Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: Cook Reporter Name: Matthew Plocica Reporter Email: [email protected] Decedent Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Identity of Deceased First Name: Armando Middle Name: Last Name: Mascorro Suffix: JR Date of Birth: 1/10/1992 Sex: Male Race: Anglo or White Age At Time Of Death: 28 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 9/1/2020 11:28 AM Incident: Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Death Date and Time: 9/1/2020 12:49 PM Manner / Cause of Death Has a medical examiner or coroner conducted an evaluation to determine a cause of death? Medical Examiner/Coroner Yes, results Evaluation?: pending What was the manner of death? (select only one) Pending autopsy Manner of Death: results Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: pending Had the decedent been receiving treatment for the medical condition that caused the death after admission to your jail's jurisdiction? Medical Treatment: Yes 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 Unknown 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? Means of Death: Unknown Location / Custody Information Where did the event causing the death occur? Custodial Death Report :: Page 3 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- 300 block of Hwy Street Address: 290 East near Roy City: Elgin Davis Road County: Bastrop Zip: 78621 What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred? Location Category: Field/woods/lake/waterway/beach What type of custody/facility was the Decedent in at the time of death: Police Custody Type of Custody: (pre-booking) Specific type of custody/facility: Specific Type of Custody/Facility: Custody of Law Enforcement Personnel subsequent to arrest 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: 9/1/2020 10:59 AM Where did the death occur? Death Location: Medical facility General Information Did any other law enforcement agencies respond to calls for service related to this incident? Other Agencies Respond?: Yes Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- 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: Unauthorized us of a motor vehicle Offense 2: assault on a peace officer Offense 3: Not filed at time of Were the Charges:: death What were the types of charges or reason for contact? (Hold CTRL to select all that apply) Type of Offense: Other, specify Type of Offense, Other: suspicious person 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: Yes (select all that Attempt to Injure Others?: apply) Injured law Ways Decedent Attempted To enforcement Injure Others: personnel At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Appear intoxicated (alcohol or Unknown Make suicidal statements?: Unknown drugs): Custodial Death Report :: Page 5 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Exhibit any mental health Unknown Exhibit any medical problems?: Unknown problems?: 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 Yes standoff?: arrested?: Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's Yes No officer(s): weapon: Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to Yes Yes 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 Handcuffs and a Other device, specify: rope on feet/legs Summary of Incident Summary of How the Death Occurred: (max. 30,000 characters) Summary: At approximately 10:30AM, The Bastrop County Sheriffs Office received a report that a man had exited a moving vehicle from another driver on the roadway. The caller reported that she had seen a vehicle veer off the road and crash through a fence -- going several hundred feet into a field. Deputies arrived on scene and made contact with the subject that had exited the vehicle in a open field. Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- The subject became extremely combative, and the deputies deployed their Tasers on the man. Backup law enforcement arrived to help take the suspect into custody, which resulted in injuries to two deputies. EMS was called to the scene to treat the deputies and the suspect, and while they doing their medical assessment, they noticed that the suspect was having difficulty breathing so they initiated CPR and called for air transport. He was transported to the Austin Heart Hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 12:49 p.m. . Custodial Death Report :: Page 7 of 7

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